Vivienne Westwood Red Label A/W 2014
Vivienne Westwood Red Label A/W 2014
The show notes decreed 'the first look alone would say everything' and who are we to disagree with the British Dame herself. But in true Westwood fashion, there was a lot more than one fluted swing coat to the fashion icon's swagger. Mining the wardrobe of both the 1950s and 1980s housewife, the designer offered up a women 'born in the privileged world' who was warmly looked after, and able to take her pick from skirt suits cut from either era, be it a polite plaid (complete with a signature Westwood bustle), or a racy, zip-up black leather version. Either way, the Red Label woman was lavish: dripping in furs, pearls or pillbox hats, with rouge on both her lips and cheeks, just as she boldly wore her heart on extended jacket lapels.
Photography: Jason-Lloyd Evans
The show notes decreed 'the first look alone would say everything' and who are we to disagree with the British Dame herself. But in true Westwood fashion, there was a lot more than one fluted swing coat to the fashion icon's swagger. Mining the wardrobe of both the 1950s and 1980s housewife, the designer offered up a women 'born in the privileged world' who was warmly looked after, and able to take her pick from skirt suits cut from either era, be it a polite plaid (complete with a signature Westwood bustle), or a racy, zip-up black leather version. Either way, the Red Label woman was lavish: dripping in furs, pearls or pillbox hats, with rouge on both her lips and cheeks, just as she boldly wore her heart on extended jacket lapels.
Photography: Jason-Lloyd Evans
The show notes decreed 'the first look alone would say everything' and who are we to disagree with the British Dame herself. But in true Westwood fashion, there was a lot more than one fluted swing coat to the fashion icon's swagger. Mining the wardrobe of both the 1950s and 1980s housewife, the designer offered up a women 'born in the privileged world' who was warmly looked after, and able to take her pick from skirt suits cut from either era, be it a polite plaid (complete with a signature Westwood bustle), or a racy, zip-up black leather version. Either way, the Red Label woman was lavish: dripping in furs, pearls or pillbox hats, with rouge on both her lips and cheeks, just as she boldly wore her heart on extended jacket lapels.
Photography: Jason-Lloyd Evans
The show notes decreed 'the first look alone would say everything' and who are we to disagree with the British Dame herself. But in true Westwood fashion, there was a lot more than one fluted swing coat to the fashion icon's swagger. Mining the wardrobe of both the 1950s and 1980s housewife, the designer offered up a women 'born in the privileged world' who was warmly looked after, and able to take her pick from skirt suits cut from either era, be it a polite plaid (complete with a signature Westwood bustle), or a racy, zip-up black leather version. Either way, the Red Label woman was lavish: dripping in furs, pearls or pillbox hats, with rouge on both her lips and cheeks, just as she boldly wore her heart on extended jacket lapels.
Photography: Jason-Lloyd Evans
The show notes decreed 'the first look alone would say everything' and who are we to disagree with the British Dame herself. But in true Westwood fashion, there was a lot more than one fluted swing coat to the fashion icon's swagger. Mining the wardrobe of both the 1950s and 1980s housewife, the designer offered up a women 'born in the privileged world' who was warmly looked after, and able to take her pick from skirt suits cut from either era, be it a polite plaid (complete with a signature Westwood bustle), or a racy, zip-up black leather version. Either way, the Red Label woman was lavish: dripping in furs, pearls or pillbox hats, with rouge on both her lips and cheeks, just as she boldly wore her heart on extended jacket lapels.
Photography: Jason-Lloyd Evans