Victoria Beckham slams the Kardashians

Victoria Beckham doesn't think the Kardashians are "inspiring".

The 43-year-old fashion designer hopes her daughter Harper, five, will grow up to favour a natural look and modest clothing but is aware she will want to follow trends.

Asked if she will stop Harper wearing short skirts, she said: "Hopefully she's not going to want to wear short skirts and dresses.

"When I used to want to wear short skirts and dresses, that's how people were dressing. I'm not sure it's the same now.

"Is it cool for young girls to wear tonnes of makeup these days? Surely the women that young girls look up to don't tend to plaster themselves in makeup."

But when asked about the vloggers who do contouring videos and the Kardashians, she added: "I try not to think about that as inspiring, to be honest."

And Victoria - who also has sons Brooklyn, 18, Romeo, 14, and Cruz, 12, with her husband David Beckham - tries to teach her daughter there are many more important things in life than appearances.

She told Britain's ELLE magazine: "I think it's [about] getting the balance right, not stifling them and then ending up with a child who rebels.

"I say to her, 'Harper, it's not who's the prettiest girl in the class, it's who is the nicest and most hard-working girl in the class.'

"I don't like her to focus too much on her appearance."

Meanwhile, Victoria says she was "honoured and humbled" to receive her OBE from Prince William this week.

The former Spice Girl was handed the award by the British royal family for her services to the fashion industry at the ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London.

She said: "It was an absolute pleasure to be at Buckingham Palace today. I'm proud to be British, honoured and humbled to receive my OBE from the Duke of Cambridge.

"If you dream big and work hard you can accomplish great things. I'm so happy to share this very special occasion with my parents and husband. Without their love and support, none of this would be possible."

- Bang! Showbiz