Deconstructing David Beckham
While we're on the topic of "gay vague", take a look at David Beckham in St. Tropez the other day. This is about as calculated as a look can get. When you look at it next to Jake Gyllenhaal's comparatively simple surfing look, Beckham looks positively affected, though still, I'll admit, hot as hell.
First of all, what's with the sunglasses? Are they sunglasses or water goggles, because he's obviously been swimming in them and they probably cost a fortune. Unfortunately, they look like the glasses my grandmother was made to wear after she had cataract surgery.
And whether he thought about it or not, those two bracelets are deliberately confusing. Mixing the white girly charm bracelet with the more manly minimal leather string is a masterwork of gay vague!
He's obviously been putting his new $50,000 razor to good use, carefully patterning his shave to get the kind of layered stubble look that only comes with two to three days of careful coordination.
The way he ties in his square ring with the charms in his necklace, which incidentally is braided with a leather strap to tie into the dark bracelet on his right arm. Now that's accessorizing!
Finally, David's no Speedo man. He wears a more masculine and modest pair of surf jams. But — to work that gay vague look a bit harder — he's chosen a floral pattern. And the swimwear is, of course, Abercrombie.
What pressure it must be to be the world's ultimate metrosexual. On top of it, David Beckham is a gay vague masterpiece.
UPDATE:
Today's Daily Mirror UK featured a Speedo-ed out Becks in as much gaudy gear.
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Posted Jun. 22,2005 at 12:32 PM EST by Andy Towle in Fashion Men, Sports | Permalink
hot hot hot! grt footballer? yes. hot hot hot? hell yeaaa. Then why all da hatin w/e ur name iz, blogger?? he has grt fashion sense u know, well except 4 da sunglasses while swimming..okay where was i, yea why all da hatin??
Posted by: sonam | Apr 24, 2006 5:33:56 PM
hot hot hot! grt footballer? yes. hot hot hot? hell yeaaa. Then why all da hatin w/e ur name iz, blogger?? he has grt fashion sense u know, well except 4 da sunglasses while swimming..okay where was i, yea why all da hatin??
Posted by: sonam | Apr 24, 2006 5:34:02 PM
David beckham is so hot! i don't care what you all say he is Hot!
Posted by: Kaitlyn | Jul 6, 2006 10:29:12 PM
Hot and handsome!
Posted by: Mateo | Sep 12, 2006 1:03:21 PM
I KEEP seeing this silver/platinum square charm (the arrow pointing to the "coordinated bling")that he is wearing. The most detail that I have seen are in his "Got Milk?" ads. Does ANYONE know what this is? Where can it be found?? I can't find it ANYWHERE!!
Posted by: Jsalaz | Oct 5, 2006 2:07:52 AM
weel the sunglasses brand is
POLICE SUNGLASSES
look it up on google
u will get the model number from google very easy to find i have those sunglasses
Posted by: orlando | Jul 25, 2008 12:55:10 AM
David defines butch metrosexual. The sunglasses, btw, are High Def sunglasses. He has money, he like jewelry and if you look around at most gays, you will see that that's the opposite of gay nowadays.
Posted by: Laurens | Feb 20, 2010 11:17:01 PM