Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has said he had to keep the Spice Girls‘ individual personalities in mind at all times when he was designing outfits for their reunion tour.

Roberto was enlisted to design the stage costumes by friend Victoria Beckham but it wasn’t an easy task. He explained recently: “I met each one on their own so I could get an idea of their personality.”

“I asked them about their bodies, what they wanted to show and hide, and we talked about how they had evolved in the years since they were Spice Girls. Then I let them view my archive and asked them what they wanted.”

“Geri wanted everything sexy and very theatrical - she wanted to show off her body. We updated her iconic Union Jack dress into a corseted Swarovski crystal-studded minidress.”

“Melanie B, she was very strong, very assertive. Oh my, she was very hard work, I had to change her outfits twice. She wanted shiny, body-conscious clothes, and animal prints…”

“Emma was very quiet at first, but became more confident. She wanted her outfits to be more conservative and covered up.”

“Because Melanie C is the main vocalist, she wanted to be more rock chick than sporty - so for her, more trousers.”

But his fashionista friend Victoria was the “most daring”: “She wanted to experiment, to surprise and be different. Her only request was that we give her hips.”