UNITED KINGDOM: Soccer player-turned-fashion David Beckham launches his bodywear range for Swedish retailer H&M

Record ID: 189981

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: Soccer player-turned-fashion David Beckham launches his bodywear range for Swedish retailer H&M
  • Date: 2nd February 2012
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) NICOLE (LEFT) AND LAUREN, DAVID BECKHAM FANS, WHEN ASKED WHO'S BIGGER FASHION ICON, DAVID OR VICTORIA BECKHAM, SAYING: LAUREN, SAYING: "Him." NICOLE, SAYING: "Ooh, I don't know. No, no I'm a Spice Girl fan so." (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEROY, DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM FAN, WHEN ASKED WHO'S BIGGER FASHION ICON, DAVID OR VICTORIA BECKHAM, SAYING: "50-50, halfway. I like her. I do fashion so I follow her for fashion." REPORTER ASKING: "Who would you rather so in their underwear?" LEROY, SAYING: "Obviously, David Beckham." (SOUNDBITE) (English) LAUREN AND NICOLE, DAVID BECKHAM FANS, WHEN ASKED IF THEY HAVE SEEN THE UNDERWEAR, SAYING: NICOLE, SAYING: "Yeah, we saw the advert, yeah." LAUREN, SAYING: "I've seen the advert, yeah." REPORTER ASKING: "And what did you think?" LAUREN, SAYING: "Nice." NICOLE, SAYING: "He's still looking good for his age, definitely." (SOUNDBITE) (English) CALVIN FOX, BECKHAM FAN FROM LIVERPOOL, SAYING: "No I don't think anyone sees him as a football player. So I think kids that grow up will not know him as a football player but as a public figure and now as a fashion designer." (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOLLY (LEFT) AND SALEEM, SAYING: REPORTER ASKING: "Are you going to be buying a pair of his underwear later?" SALEEM, SAYING: "Yeah, I'll be parading around them later." VARIOUS OF WINDOW DISPLAY SHOWING BECKHAM UNDERWEAR RANGE FOR H&M
  • Embargoed: 17th February 2012 12:00
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  • Location: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz,Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA6D33QTSWI8UE5KE16LZFUNXYM
  • Story Text: Soccer player-turned-fashion designer David Beckham unveiled his new underwear range for Swedish retailer H&M in London on Wednesday (February 1).
    Fans waited outside for hours in what was one of the coldest days of the year in the British capital.
    The first collection of a long-term partenrship between Beckham and the low-cost clothing retailer sees nine underwear styles for men. Designed by Beckham's in-house team, the collection also features briefs, boxers, vests, T-shirts, pyjamas and long johns.
    Beckham now goes head-to-head with his wife, singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham, in the style stakes.
    Fans weighed in on who was the bigger fashion icon.
    Nicole and Lauren were split.
    "Him," said Lauren, while Nicole replied "Ooh, I don't know. No, no I'm a Spice Girl fan so."
    "50-50, halfway. I like her. I do fashion so I follow her for fashion," said Leroy.
    Beckham's good looks and chiseled body have made him a fitting poster boy for his own underwear range and it seemed that was the appeal for many fans to see him in person.
    "He's still looking good for his age, definitely," said Nicole.
    It's the latest collaboration between H&M and celebrities including Kylie Minogue and luxury designers Karl Lagerfeld, Versace, and Lanvin.
    The collection will be available in 1800 H&M stores worldwide and online.
    Beckham returned to Los Angeles Galaxy on a fresh two-year contract that was announced last month.
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