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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 18 February 2019

Beckham family steals the show at London Fashion Week

By SYLVIA HUI gyle jumpers, silky blouses has moved on. For the up-
GREGORY KATZ neatly tucked into pencil coming autumn and win-
Associated Press skirts — with saucy, eye- ter season, his clothes are
LONDON (AP) — Victoria catching details like knee- all about oversized shapes
Beckham doesn’t need high, open-toed sock boots and mannish suits.
celebrities at her fashion in lipstick red or leopard, or Mouret, whose fans include
shows — her A-list fam- bright satin stilettos in citrus, Meghan, the Duchess of
ily provides more than bright fuchsia and char- Sussex, said he was inter-
enough star power. treuse. ested in proportions and
The designer’s husband, The bell-bottomed trou- styling pieces without re-
retired soccer superstar ser, a style the designer gard to traditional gender
David Beckham, and the has adopted as her sig- divides.
couple’s four children nature, made an appear- There’s a creamy white
turned up as guests of ance. So did the trend for double-breasted trouser
honor Sunday to support checks, which still appears suit, and boxy wide blaz-
her London Fashion Week A model wears a creation by designer House of Holland at the to be going strong. One ers were worn over silky,
show. The former Spice Girl Autumn/Winter 2019 fashion week runway show in London, ensemble featured a wide- flowing dresses. A slouchy,
was among the big names Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. lapelled coat, trousers and checked suit with draw-
showcasing their latest de- Associated Press a tote bag in the same string trousers was paired
signs in the British capital, ably with American Vogue wearing her clothes. brown check pattern. with a low-cut Lurex top.
alongside Vivienne West- editor Anna Wintour. “She’s proper but she’s def- ___ For those looking for a
wood, Burberry and Roland Like everyone else, Beck- initely not prim,” Beckham SUITED AND BOOTED AT RO- properly oversized piece,
Mouret. ham family members in wrote in her show notes. LAND MOURET Mouret offers up a huge,
A look at Sunday’s high- the audience whipped out The result was a mix of la- Roland Mouret, the design- shaggy faux fur coat that
lights: smartphones to take a pic- dylike classics — tailored er once best known for his is sure to be the talk of the
FAMILY AFFAIR AT VICTO- ture of Victoria Beckham check blazers, tweeds, ar- skin-tight “bandage” dress, party wherever it goes.q
RIA BECKHAM when she came out for a
The front row at Victoria bow at the end of the dis-
Beckham’s runway show play.
has a younger average The designer said she want-
age than the VIP seats at ed to channel “modern
other shows. The designer’s femininity” and cinematic
youngest, 7-year-old Harp- drama for the collection
er, sat on her dad’s lap for a and had in mind a particu-
cuddle as he chatted ami- lar image of the woman

Review: Robert Ellis switches

to keys on ‘Texas Piano Man’

By STEVEN WINE
Associated Press
Robert Ellis, “Texas Piano
Man” (New West)
Texans play guitar. Stevie
Ray Vaughan? Willie Nel-
son? Buddy Holly? Johnny
“Guitar” Watson? Guitar-
ists. Elton John is not a Tex-
an, but when he record-
ed “Texas Love Song” (a
deep-cut gem), the tune This cover image released
featured not piano, but by New West Records shows
guitar. “Texas Piano Man,” a release
Now here’s Houston native by Robert Ellis.
Robert Ellis, an excellent Associated Press
guitar player, sitting at a humor gives the set extra
piano bench on the cover sparkle.
and on all 11 songs of his On “Passive Aggressive,”
latest album, “Texas Piano the clever arrangement
Man.” It’s a bold depar- fits the title, and “Nobody
ture, even for Ellis, always Smokes Anymore” de-
an iconoclastic contrarian. clares that situation a drag.
Instead of quirky country, “Guess I’ll be the only one
Ellis performs pop. He brings who looks good in pic-
his excellent band along, tures,” Ellis notes.
which means there are gui- Elsewhere he sings about
tar solos from the wild and strained relations that
wonderful Kelly Doyle. sound complicated, a
Ellis gets too silly on occa- phenomenon not limited
sion, but more often his to Texas.q