Victoria Beckham: Major (Even When Allure Magazine Exhibits Trashy Journalism)

Now I know it is not up to me to jump to Victoria Beckham’s defense. But I was very excited to get my issue of Allure with one of my favorite fashion icons on the cover. Now personally, I have never met Victoria. However from all that I’ve heard from friends and interviews alike, I think she is quite misrepresented. Above all, I believe she is a dedicated wife, mother, and designer, along with being a great source of style inspiration. And she is hillarious! For anyone that hasn’t seen her “Coming to America” special, I highly recommend it. If not for Victoria, then for the “socialites” in Los Angeles. Socialites… yet another thing New York does better.

While all of this is just my opinion and probably irrelevant to most of you, I was shocked by Allure’s interview with Ms. Beckham. It may seem very ironic that I am calling out a reporter’s “ethics” or code of journalism, when I blog about blowjobs and making out with rock stars. But I want to take out a few lines dedicated to David DeNicolo’s questions:

DD: What do you weigh?

VB: That’s a bit personal. What’s your weight? I’m not going to ask you that. [Mr. DeNicolo notes that he told her twice.] I’m not going to tell you. I don’t want everyone knowing what my weight is.

DD: How do you feel about fat people? Is there an ick factor?

VB: That is an awful question. People have to be healthy. Some people can’t help being thin, some people can’t help being fat. People can’t help the way they look. I don’t like it when people are mean about me, so I’m not going to be mean about anyone else.

First of all, Mr. DeNicolo, a man telling a woman what he weighs is quite different from a woman being asked that question by a man. It is never appropriate to ask a woman that question, whether she is a celebrity or not. This question is not only completely uninteresting, it has nothing to do with what Allure claims to report on, fashion and beauty.

Furthermore, asking how she feels about fat people? Is this a serious question? How about how she feels about sleazy reporters? I’m sure there’s much more to say about that topic. This interview was completely disappointing and in my opinion, embarassing for Allure and Mr. DeNicolo. It’s unfortunate that the interview did not live up to the quality of the beautiful photographs by Michael Thompson. It pales in comparison to the wonderful story done by Elle a few months ago.

Apologies if this seems too dramatic and I promise this is as close as I will come to writing about politics. But in my narrow world of fashion, makeup, sex, rock and roll, and pop culture – this is offensive to me. Perez Hilton may draw alien antenna and coke noses, but even he doesn’t stoop to this level.