Category Archives: David Beckham

There hasn’t been a proper David Beckham post here in quite some time. In the last year or so he’s remained relatively low-key. He hasn’t done a major underwear shoot, or put out his own line of clothing, or returned to the ball game that originally brought his such fame and glory. I imagine that being Mr. Posh has its own workload, and raising all those kids is very much a full-time job, but I still miss seeing him shimmy down to his skivvies on occasion. He’s overdue for a racy photo shoot or fashion splash, so this serves as a reminder of all that he can do, even when he’s not trying. This is a brief collection of GIFs that show Mr. Beckham off in his greatest role: shirtless icon. Here’s hoping he returns to shameless form this year. In the meantime, there’s always Ben Cohen.

No stranger to shirtlessness, David Beckham opened his Instagram account with a shirtless selfie from his boudoir. Clearly, he understands the importance of beginning things with a bang. James Franco, in a similar vein, has been taking shirtless selfies for years, as seen below. The differences are interesting: Beckham’s is studied, poised, and polished. A lot of thought went into it, surely a good amount of calculation, all with the intended result of producing a benign, if still sexy, introduction to the world of Instagram.

Franco’s is more raw, more off-the-cuff, more honest, even if his gaze doesn’t directly confront or engage with the viewer. It’s a more telling shot, more revealing in every way. Slightly out of focus and less perfectly composed, it still manages to have a truer ring to it.

I’m not sure which one I like better. How about you?

While Beckham may have selected these items for me, it’s my prerogative to not wear or purchase them, and I am exercising said prerogative. In his current ad campaign for H&M, Mr. Beckham stands behind the truthful tag line ‘Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham‘ in a rare moment where he’s not pretending to have designed the collection. I’ll bet Victoria Beckham had a hand in that, because Posh knows a thing or two about designing versus standing around looking hot in your skivvies.

I browsed the wares that Mr. Beckham supposedly selected, and though they were serviceable, they were nothing too spectacular. I need something with a little more pep in this spring season, especially when the winter has been so long and bleak. Now is not the time for subtlety. David Beckham knows better. Personally, I feel he should stick with what he knows best: underwear.

Since there were just a few too many photographs of David Beckham for the previous post, he spills over into this bonus round. Most of these are from the ad campaign for his Bodywear line for H&M – a few are just shirtless beach ball poses. Bend it like Beckham indeed.

I am so glad I did not sit through any of that football game for this. David Beckham’s supposedly-naked Super Bowl ad, teased and highly-touted here, showed no more than the teaser did. Where was all the promised bulging? Where were the skimpy briefs? He was more naked here, and he had pants on. Oh well, it’s not a bad holding pattern to be caught in boxer briefs.