Geri Halliwell draws inspiration from Spice Girl days to design Union Jack clothing range

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When Geri Halliwell burst onto the stage at the Brit Awards in that knicker-skimming Union Jack dress, she more than secured her place in pop fashion history.

And 15 years later, she has returned to her Spice Girl days and designed a clothing range inspired by that iconic frock.

The former pop star was snapped today at the launch for her new collection for high street store Next in one of her own designs.

And Geri, 39, who has designed lingerie and swimwear for the company, was keen to keep up her patriotic stance from the 1997 Brits.

However, onlookers couldn't help but notice that the hemline on her new design is a lot longer that the hip-hugging dress she wore before.

Not that Geri hasn't got the figure to pull that dress off, but as the mother of one approaches 40, something more elegant and sophisticated was clearly what she had in mind.

She was given a helping hand by some models who were happy to help her show off her Great British designs at the launch in central London.

And with the Olympics approaching, the range is sure to be a winner among female sports fans.

The range includes a cowl neck dress - which Geri modelled - which retails for £199, a maxi dress, a tankini, a bikini and an off-the-shoulder top.

The collection will be available in stores on online from next month.

The iconic dress that Geri wore at the Brits, was actually a plain black Gucci dress to start with, but Geri thought it was too boring and got her sister to sew a Union Jack tea towel on the front to jazz it up and make a patriotic gesture in keeping with the evening.

The dress, which has its own Wikipedia page, catapulted her and the Spice Girls into the spotlight and sold at auction for £41,320 the following year.


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By Georgina Littlejohn
www.dailymail.co.uk