Micro shorts and a Hérmes Birkin. Victoria Beckham’s 2006 World Cup fashion wasn’t subtle – but it was undeniably memorable. So much so that as England ready themselves to take on Croatia in this year’s tournament twenty years later, hers are the only Y2K looks that the internet wants to look back on and recreate. “She was the blueprint,” one woman wrote on TikTok under a slideshow of VB in the stands this week. “Can’t spell WAG without swag.”
Today, “WAG” is a divisive term, one that many football fans have taken issue with, pointing out that women amount to more than the sportsman they’ve hitched their wagon to. Victoria, a Spice Girl who had global stardom and success before she ever stepped foot in a football stadium, embodied this message – and her fashion choices reflected it too. “She never wore his jersey,” one fan on social media pointed out.
