Victoria Beckham at 50: Girl power, the OG WAG and a fashion empire

As Victoria Beckham turns 50, and the Spice Girls mark their 30th anniversary, Suzanne Harrington looks back at an era of WAGs, ladettes and page three models – and celebrates

From one-fifth of the world’s best-known girl group to successful fashion designer of minimalist chic, VB has rebranded since the 90s.

THIS may make you feel old, but it’s been 30 years since the Spice Girls got together, and in April their most enduringly famous member, Victoria Beckham, turns 50.

Now Menopausal Spice, the metamorphosis of VB, as she signs herself, has been extraordinary; from one-fifth of the world’s best-known girl group to successful fashion designer of minimalist chic, via a short and less successful attempt at solo pop stardom, while all the time being married to one of the world’s most iconic footballers, and co-parenting their four kids. Each life stage scrutinised, analysed, criticised.