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Eight key trends from Paris: silk scarves, studenty velvets and flashy pleats

December 25, 2019March 11, 2016 by Editorial Team

Paris fashion week featured weird trench coats, crooked hems and quilted biker jackets. And there was an up-all-night party-girl vibe thrown in for good measure

Bicester Village: top UK tourist attraction and shopping Shangri-la

December 25, 2019December 14, 2015 by Editorial Team

Bargains, glamour and its own railway station – no wonder Bicester is one of Britain’s top tourist attractions, says Eva Wiseman

Mirror The World: Vivienne Westwood puts Venice centre stage on the Paris catwalk

October 5, 2015 by Editorial Team

This collection was named ‘Mirror the World‘ and it’s about saving Venice (and the rest of the world) from the effects of climate change.

Describing Venice as an ’emporium of culture’ Vivienne Westwood’s Spring Summer 2016 show references its ‘carnivals’, the dressing up, the disguises and how anything can seem possible; the poor can become rich, ugly can be beautiful and men can turn into women (and vice versa).

The carnival influences are very apparent in the collection, most notably through the harlequin, the most representative poor character of Commedia dell’arte. who makes his own costume from fabric leftovers. Exploring this idea, ‘harlequin’ inspired patchworks are found on knitwear, suiting and swimwear.

UNISEX tailoring continues to be an integral part of the collection using Savile Row techniques, British linens and typical furnishing fabrics, while referencing the title of the show, ‘broken mirror’ dresses explore the concept of putting back together broken pieces of a mirror and how it is impossible to reconstruct it perfectly (there will be gaps and cracks), but that you’ll create something new.

What we learned from London Fashion Week

December 25, 2019October 5, 2015 by Editorial Team

From the revival of big sleeves and old cardies to dressing in parrot green and keeping it personal, here are the 10 lessons from this year’s shows

Vivienne Westwood’s campaign raises awareness for the protection of the unique and fragile Arctic

July 24, 2015 by Editorial Team

“Save the Arctic” at Waterloo Station in London.

Reflecting a growing global call for protection of the unique and fragile Arctic, Greenpeace and Vivienne Westwood recruited 60 celebrities including Kate Moss and George Clooney for a new environmental campaign exhibition in London.

“Save the Arctic” exhibition in London Underground’s Waterloo Station presented 60 photos of iconic faces captured by award-winning photographer Andy Gotts MBE.

“It was John Sauven’s brilliant idea to exhibit the images in Waterloo — using the escalators as a new art space in London — hundreds of people will be able to see the images,” explained the fashion designer.

“People all over the world understand that the Arctic melting will affect us all. If we’re to save it, the time to act is now. There are 7 million people signed up to Save the Arctic, with global public opinion still growing — we need to continue this momentum until it becomes a torrent they can’t afford to ignore.”

All the stare are wearing a Vivienne Westwood’s Save the Arctic organic unbleached cotton t- shirt and all profits from the t-shirts go directly to Greenpeace.

The exhibition runs in the Waterloo Underground station, York Road exit, until Sunday 26 July.

The rise of the catwalk microstunt

December 25, 2019March 11, 2015 by Editorial Team

Do you remember a time when men were men, women were women and models were models? If Paris fashion week was anything to go by, it’s all change – welcome to the era of the Gif-friendly catwalk