Artfully dishevelled: OCD sufferer David Beckham
sports the untucked shirt look for dinner in LA earlier in this
week (left) and appears to have gone for the same style whilst in
New York last month (right)
David Beckham's
admitted in the past his Compulsive Obsessive Disorder affects the
way he organises his fridge, but does his condition dictate the way
he dresses?
Regarded as one
of the best dressed men in the world, David Beckham is famed for
sarong wearing, his and hers matching outfits and adventurous
haircuts, but while his wife Victoria continues to opt for overdone
attention-grabbing outfits the footballer seems to have adopted a
more relaxed style staple of low-slung jeans and a simple shirt.
But is there more to his laid-back look than meets the
eye?
Stepping out for
dinner with Mrs Beckham earlier in the week David continued with
his current ensemble of choice. Jeans? Check. White vest? Check.
Open-neck, messily tucked in shirt? Check.
However, on
closer inspection it appears more attention is given to his outfit
than you’d give him credit, you might even call it an obsession.
His shirt may look like it’s been hastily tucked in but if we look
back at previous pictures of the Armani pin-up a recurring theme
becomes apparent: David always lets the right side of his shirt
hang out over the jeans.
So could the
unique way he wears his shirts be down to his Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) rather than any style-conscious
decision?
The former England football captain admitted he
suffers from OCD back in 2006 - a complaint which drives sufferers
to carry out bizarre and persistent rituals.
For David this includes counting clothes and
placing magazines in straight lines as well as making sure coke
cans are lined up in the fridge, and now it would seem the
condition even affects the way he dresses.
He
is not alone, other famous OCD sufferers, which affects two per
cent of the population, include Paul Gascoigne, Woody Allen,
Harrison Ford, Emily Lloyd, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona
Ryder.
Trendsetter:
Could the untidy shirt style as featured again by David in June,
May and November become a hit among fashion
followers?
