David Beckham’s fashion sense is almost as iconic as his football career. Ever since he stepped out in an all-leather two-piece with his then girlfriend, Victoria, his style has become a unforgettable.
Beckham not only pushed boundaries stylistically, but subverted gender stereotypes through fashion at a time when male footballers were observed through a hyper-masculine lens.
The 1998 World Cup in France is still a moment fans discuss to this day.
“Twenty years ago when I wore that sarong, people were shocked,” Beckham told the Telegraph in 2018. “It was an outrage; ‘why are you wearing that? What were you thinking?’ Today no one bats an eyelid if a guy wears a sarong in the street.”
Beckham has been a trailblazer, influencing how men dress for almost 30 years.
As the star turns 50, we look back at his most influential fashion moments throughout the years…
2000
Beckham burst onto the scene in 1996, when on August 17th that year he scored a legendary goal for Manchester United, becoming a household name ahead of the Premier League season.
Just a year later, the star began dating Spice Girls singer Victoria Adams – a fashionista in her own right – and the couple’s styles became iconic.
