Victoria Beckham x Mango Review: Undersized and Overpriced

Disappointment is how I felt when I visited Mango at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles to see the Victoria Beckham x Mango in-person.   This collection had potential based on the early lookbook and marketing promotions, but at the end of the day, it’s not worth investing in at its current retail prices and sizing.

The Victoria Beckham x Mango collection at the Los Angeles Beverly Center.

Dresses in the collection are priced from  $230.00 to  $300 USD  and suit jackets are $300.00.   A transparent (unlined) black silk bias cut dress retails for $360 USD.  The styles are streamlined and chic to be sure, but the clothes are a bit unforgiving for anyone without a tall, slim build, similar to say, Victoria Beckham.  The black contrast semi-transparent silk shirt for $230 is ridiculous.  It’s completely sheer. Frankly, there are better made and better priced garments at Nordstrom Rack or on sale Neiman Marcus.  If you really want  a garment from Victoria Beckham, you can buy Victoria Beckham on sale at Shopbop for less than the Mango collection.

Model Alexa Chung and Victoria Beckham show off the slim fit of the Victoria Beckham x Mango collection (Photo via Mango on Instagram.) .

The small sizing in the collection reflects the slim silhouette of the designer.  The sizing ranges from only US size 2 or XS to size 8.  There is one slim cut pair of cream pants that I saw in a size 10.  Mango customers have already expressed their massive disappointment over the collection sizing on Instagram.  Quite simply, the Victoria Beckham for Mango collection is  not  size “inclusive.” Admittedly, some of the pieces, like the jackets, have a generous cut and can be worn by size 12 US.  The white cream collarless jacket is the one piece I would buy–but not for $300.00!

My prediction– you’ll will see reduced prices on Victoria Beckham x Mango very soon.  There was plenty of it left on the racks and the consumers at the store I visited were more interested in other items from Mango.