Will David Beckham go forward with fashion?

What next for David Beckham? Speculation is rife. Following his retirement from professional football, careers in Hollywood, pop music and politics have all been mooted. There were even reports (now denied) that he would open a restaurant in Las Vegas with Gordon Ramsay.

But among all the possible career paths, the most likely route leads to fashion. His wife Victoria has already won over the industry, and son Romeo has fronted an ad campaign for Burberry. The Beckhams seem to be a fashion dynasty in the making.

Few male celebrities have reinvented their image so frequently - certainly, no other athlete has. And fashion has been one of the most reliable ways that David Beckham has remained a talking point off the football pitch. It has paid dividends: according to Forbes, Beckham earned less than 20% of last year's income from football. The rest of his $46 million came from endorsements, Kazinform has learnt from BBC News.

So where did this attention to style come from? Beckham prefers to trace his unconventional dress sense back to early childhood, when he says he once wore knickerbockers, knee socks and ballet shoes to a wedding instead of a suit. But by most accounts his interest in fashion really came to life when he met his wife Victoria (then famous as Posh Spice) in 1997.

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