Victoria Beckham's AW21 Hair Brought The Luxury To Low Maintenance

When it comes to fashion week, yes, we're always excited to see what outrageously extra beauty looks hit the (virtual) runways, but it's the smaller details we can actually apply to our own hair and make-up routines that our beady eyes are on the hunt for.

Cue, Victoria Beckham. Known season to season for presenting enviably flawless skin and ponytails so smooth they're almost unreal, for AW21 VB has taken a more relatable turn, gifting us with the tips and tricks behind achieving 'your hair but better' without leaving your living room.

'This season is our second created in lockdown – we’re good at it now! As much as the collection reflects that, there’s still that sense of surprise and magic that comes with a runway show,' Beckham said of her latest collection. 'There’s a lot of very wearable pieces; denim, knitwear, slouchy tailoring, but there’s unexpected elements too, a little nod to the 90s and a real sense of luxury. Now, more than ever women are dressing for themselves, and that’s something I find really inspiring, and exciting.'

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The beauty takeaway? A lived in luxe update on our go-to work from home hair that reflected the designer's eagerness to transform our loungewear into something a little more aspirational. Sorry messy bun, you've officially been replaced.

'Overall, it had to be very natural looking and healthy looking, with incredible shine,' Beckham said of the low-key but high shine hair look. 'Of course, the times we’re living in have definitely changed attitudes when it comes to hair and beauty. I think we’ve taken the positives from that and used an element of that thinking to inform today’s hair look. It’s a little more relaxed, there’s a sense of ease of wearability. It’s worn in but still done. We still wanted it to feel like something special, even if it is the sort of look you could achieve yourself.'

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With hairdressers still closed for the forseeable future, Beckham's lean towards home hair styling marks a move away from the elaborate runway hair of old, and into a season where fashion week hair really is ready to wear.

Get The Victoria Beckham AW21 Look

Let hairstylist and VB's go-to backstage pro, Anthony Turner, talk you through how to recreate subtly expensive-looking lengths in just three steps...

1.Prep Your Hair

'I combined two new ghd heat protection styling products to protect and prep the hair and create the perfect texture; the ghd Pick Me Up Root Lift Spray and the ghd Bodyguard Heat Protect Spray.

'Normally, you might want to use the Pick Me Up Spray to get body and volume, but what
I've found is that it gives a good day after the night before look, which is a bit worn in, cooler and a bit surfer-y, and I really enjoy that.'

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2. Dry Your Hair

'I used the ghd Helios Professional Hairdryer to dry the styling products into the hair and give the hair a shiny finish overall.'

3. Style It Out

'I used the ghd Platinum+ Styler which is such a versatile tool, to add a bend in the hair and give it a little bit of texture, yet still with a healthy shine. I didn’t use the styler to smooth the hair, but instead to give it a little bit of a wave and to promote natural movement.'