Vivienne Westwood Red Label. Images by Cara Stricker. Text by Katharine Zarrella. Show: Vivienne Westwood Red Label Date: September 17, 2011 Time: 6pm Venue: Smithfield Market, an old livestock market in East London Inspiration: With the 30th anniversary of the designer’s signature line on the horizon, the Red Label show was true Vivienne Westwood, with [...]
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Chronicles of London Fashion Week – SS12: Vivienne Westwood Red Label & Leutton Postle
Vivienne Westwood at Milan Men’s Fashion Week S/S11
Images by Samantha Casolari. Text by Elisa Lusso. The first time I spoke to Vivienne Westwood, I was asking something about progress. Her articulate reply was, “There’s no future without culture.” This sentiment is something I’ll never forget. It clarified in my mind how Ms. Westwood conceptualizes life, art and fashion: It is influenced by [...]
Backstage at Vivienne Westwood at Paris Fashion Week F/W 10
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Vivienne Westwood @ Milan Men’s Fashion Week F/W10
Images by Silvia Bergomi If it’s a challenge to characterize Vivienne Westwood’s collections, it’s even harder to predict them. This season, the show arrived somewhere between a reflection on the difficulty of being homeless and the opulent lives of Russian Czars. Synthetic furs, Mongolian coats, padded bomber jackets and enormous hoods met velvet and Lurex. [...]
Vivienne Westwood @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
If anyone can pull off a manic eco-aware extravaganza fueled by punk rock, period gowns, a critique on consumerism and everything in between, it’s Vivienne Westwood. And in her spring collection, she did just that. Built on her infamous platform of brilliantly disheveled designs, the show featured frenzied prints, tattered knits and shredded tights painted [...]


