Tag Archives: David Beckham

The Perfect Mandate: Obama and Becks (and the Media)

David Beckham, global poster-boy for metrosexuality, sporting an Edwardian beard, had a hot date with Obama at the White House today. Though he had to bring his team-mates along as LA Galaxy were being honoured with a reception after winning the Major League Soccer Cup, America’s equivalent of the Premiership. After listing the soccer star’s achievements, introducing …

May 15, 2012 – 10:52 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in Barack Obama, Beckham, commentary | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Metrosexual Smoothie

Burger King have come a long way from their ‘manthem’ anti-metro backlash days of the mid Noughties in which they literally sang the praises of fatty food. Now their ads star the ultimate metrosexual smoothie, David Beckham, who is given the kind of soft-focus, mouth-watering treatment in this ad that used to be reserved for their ‘man-food’ Whoppers. …

April 4, 2012 – 2:21 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in advertising, Beckham, commentary | Tagged , , , | Comments (5)

David Beckham’s Total Package — And his Fascinating Foot

On The Jonathan Ross Show last night David Beckham was the star guest. He looked great of course. But I kept finding myself staring at Mr Beckham’s foot. Naturally, it was shod tastefully and expensively — in keeping with his John Hamm hairdo and 60s-style black whistle and flute. But that wasn’t what drew my …

February 5, 2012 – 8:21 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in Beckham, fashion, metrosexual | Tagged , | Comments (2)

David Beckham’s ‘End Result’ — Can You Handle It?

Better order some industrial strength lip balm and practise suppressing the gag reflex. Shameless sporno star and uber-metrosexual David Beckham is ramming his eye-popping lunchbox down our collective throats again. This time with a media ‘offensive’ for his own line of men’s undies – and strangely shapeless vests – from Swedish-owned high street fashion chain …

January 4, 2012 – 3:44 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in Beckham, fashion, metrosexual, metrosexy | Tagged , , , | Comments (5)

Sporno

Mark Simpson on how sport and porn got into bed with one another — while D&G and Mr Armani took pictures.… (Out magazine, May 2006; expanded for The V&A’s ‘Fashion V Sport’ catalogue, June 2008.) You might think that it was Italy’s greater ball skills, or stamina, or team spirit that won them the 2006 football …

April 17, 2010 – 3:18 am | By Mark Simpson | Posted in sporno | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (43)

David Beckham’s Package: Don’t Handle The Goods, Madam

After all those ads in which Becks thrusted his giant Armani wrapped package in our faces if not down our throats, an Italian satirical TV show decided to do a little consumer product testing.  You know that in Italy they like to handle the sausage and tomatoes — and haggle over the price — before …

January 21, 2010 – 5:31 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in Beckham, commentary, masculinity, popular culture | Tagged , , , | Comments (35)

There’s Something About Henry

A friend has just drawn my attention to this teasing ‘Letter to David Beckham’ by Mr Rollins recorded a couple of years ago, warning Becks when he moves to LA to play for LA Galaxy he’s not going to be so special: the town is already full of ‘metrosexuals… with crunchy hair and distressed jeans and absolutely …

October 6, 2009 – 10:41 am | By Mark Simpson | Posted in commentary, interviews, journalism | Tagged , , , , | Comments (6)

Becks’ Public Service Announcement on Dangers of Botox

Tip: Donald Krolak

April 18, 2009 – 2:20 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in Beckham, metrosexual, sporno | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Twinsome Devils and the Narcissus Complex

Mark Simpson paints a portrait of a clonosexual world of Dorians (Arena Hommes Plus, Winter 2008, and collected in Metrosexy) Most ads these days aren’t worth a first glance. But earlier this year D&G Time launched a heavily-rotated global campaign directed by Hype Williams that was definitely worth a second. If you looked hard enough, you …

November 13, 2008 – 1:32 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in advertising, article, bisexuality, celebrity, journalism, metrosexual | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (5)

Beijing Beckham

I’m still in shock after watching the handover to the London Olympics in Beijing. Please tell me it was a bad dream and that on your goggle-box you saw something much less horrifying. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson looked like he’d put on his worst suit — sorry, someone else’s worst suit — and …

August 27, 2008 – 12:07 am | By Mark Simpson | Posted in Beckham, commentary, current affairs | Tagged , , | Comments (3)