“fashion is a form so ugly that it has to be changed after every 3 months”-Georgio Armani
How true are these words and how well Armani understands his profession.T his isn’t about him
Or the Armani Exchange but a diversified designer who has actually executed this change:
Vivienne Westwood.
I have loved her ever since I stopped on FTV on a boring summer afternoon spent surfing channels .
It was 2004 and at that point I think I believed in ‘falling in love at first sight’. My first tryst with fashion.
I have been in love since. Over the years I have studied Westwood and her surreal imagination.
The world needs just a glimpse of her mind to admire the woman she is. This is my effort to bring you that glimpse.
She started out as a primary school teacher ,a job she confesses to still adore.it was after her second
Marriage that she realized her true love for designing . Together with McLaren she set up her shop
Let it rock and gave England the outcome of her bold ideas.The shop was renamed too fast to live, too
Young to die at the onset of the hippie movement but featuring rock clothing even when Rock n Roll
Started playing on the radio. Her first collection Pirate shown at London was the reinterpretation of
History.the collection showed the In depth research undertaken by her and her revolutionary ideas
This collection was very unlike the street culture that had brought Vivienne fame.the collection was full
Of breeches and pirate silhouettes along with petty-drawers .
Nostalgia of mud was her secondary collection showcased at Paris fashion week and Witches the third.
S he continued to use geometrical designs and draw inspiration from the gypsy wear.
After a series of diverse collections like hypnos ,Clint Eastwood and MINIO CRINIO
That spoke rebellion to the fashion trends of those years, Vivienne launched the Harris Tweed
Collection an experiment by her that explored the more feminine side of fashion.
With the Portrait collection Vivienne realized that the fabrics were chosen same way a master
Artist chooses color pastels for his artwork.She put together fake furs , and warm tones to relive
The famous sketches .
Vivenne is a designer who has not only drawn inspiration from the surrounding street culture
But also from nature and other designers like Christian Dior. This is evident from the collections like
The salon and always on camera. Her love for nature is revealed in her collections like the wild beauty
Nymphs and Anglophilia , Pagan etc .Most of her collections demonstrate her affection towards
The English landscapes and architecture.
I hope my admiration for this wonderful yet disparate designer doesn’t end here. may she continue to draw inspiration and inspire others with her depiction of rock. Choosing her own way and making a long-lasting mark in punk Vivienne has created a bold example for those like D-squared ,Stella McCartney,sin city etc to shoes and color the fashion world with rainbow of colors.
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