Tag: Vivienne Westwood
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Vivienne Westwood’s Corsetry Subversion: From 1987 to Present
What’s underneath? The ‘Vivienne Westwood Corsets’ exhibition explores the house’s subversion of corsetry from 1987 to the present day. The exhibition debuts in Paris from the 17th-30th of April, and in London from the 8th-21st of May 2023. Vivienne Westwood revolutionized the corset, transforming it from a binding garment into a symbol of female empowerment.…
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The world needs people like Vivienne Westwood to make a change for the better
Vivienne Westwood, the iconic British fashion designer and “godmother of punk”, has died aged 81. Vivienne Westwood (8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022), the British who fashion designer who gave birth to punk fashion, conquered fashion industry and built a global empire, has died on 29 December 2022 in London. “The only reason I…
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‘I’ve always been a rebel’ – Vivienne Westwood on squaring environmental activism with selling fashion
Why playing cards can save the planet and the pure bliss of falling in love – Jess Cartner-Morley meets queen of punk and her co-designer and husband
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All change?: London fashion week launches first ever swap shop
Increasingly popular in the age of climate crisis, clothes swapping gets high-profile approval at five-day event
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This Vivienne Westwood pop-up is inspired by an army base
Vivienne Westwood pop-up Autumn Winter 2018-2019 Pop-Up at Selfridges London, UK. Throughout this pop-up, for a limited period, visitors will have the chance to purchase patches exclusive to Selfridges to customise their chosen look, featuring Westwood’s hand drawn graphics – Don’t Get Killed, Culture Heart, Penis and Loyalty to Gaia Orb. Vivienne’s freedom fighters…
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Riccardo Tisci x Vivienne Westwood for Burberry
The fight for our rainforests could quite literally save the world. Burberry is collaborating with Vivienne Westwood on a Brit Fashion Collection in support of Cool Earth. This first collaboration for Burberry under new Creative King Riccardo Tisci and will launch in December 2018. It is welcoming tribute for the celebrated British fashion designer who…