Fashion designer Victoria Beckham is launching a new lower-priced range of dresses.

The former Spice Girl may be nine months pregnant, but she's been busy working on a new affordable fashion range, called Victoria by Victoria Beckham.

The dress collection, which is set to hit stores in spring 2012, is inspired by cartoon character Emily the Strange, as well as Beckham's more relaxed alter ego.

The line is thought to retail from around £350 ($560) to £600 ($963).

She told WWD.com: "These are the kind of dresses I’ve been searching for.

"The perfect little summer dress, something that was fun, something that was girly, something that was easy to wear, something that would take you from day through to night."

The pop star-turned-fashion designer's range will feature some similarities to her main line, including vibrant colours.

Victoria, 37, added: "I'm opening these designs to women and girls of all different shapes and sizes, people who maybe want something less tight and clingy and structured.

"One of my team said, 'It would be funny if you found out you were having a girl.' Because this is the most girly collection I've ever created."

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