Vivienne Westwood brand launched the first women's clothing collection in 1981. Today, a fashion designer introduced the world to a line of men's clothing, women's dresses, shoes and handbags, jewelry. Wedding dresses by shocking designer and punk fashion pioneer Vivienne Westwood are very popular. How did it all begin?
The history of the young designer
Vivienne was born in 1941 in the provincial town of Glossop. After leaving school, she entered a teacher training college in London, married Derek Westwood, and even managed to work as a teacher. However, the grayness of everyday life and endless poverty literally destroyed the future designer and poisoned her life in order. As a result, Vivien decided and changed everything at once.
At 24, she meets the future producer of the music group Sex Pistols. Malcolm McLaren was amazed at the Westwood style and suggested that she design stage clothes for the group's soloists. She agreed. That is how the famous outrageous diva and the punk progenitor Vivienne Westwood was born.
The first informal clothing boutique in London
It should be noted that the group liked the proposed clothes. Punk rock performers were happy to dress in ripped jeans hung with massive chains, leather jackets with rivets, and colorful stretched t-shirts. Vivien inspired success and she, together with Maclaren, opened a boutique of her Sex clothes in London in 1971.
The name was fully reflected in the design of the store: posters from pornographic magazines, toys from sex shops were used as decor, rubber products decorated window glasses. Conservative Londoners were shocked by this phenomenon and bypassed an obscene store. But he already had his own clientele: various informals, girls of easy virtue, musicians.
The appearance of fashion collections
The vivienne Westwood designer entered the high fashion catwalk in 1981. The world saw the style in unusual clothes and met with a collection of designer things in the spirit of punk fashion called "Pirates" with interest. The uniqueness, absurdity, and the audacity of the outfits were embodied in the ensuing collection “Savages”. The next line called "Tramps" was not inferior to courage and unconventionality. The title "Fashion Designer of the Year" was found by Westwood in 2007 after the launch of the men's clothing line.
Wedding Punk Fashion
In 2012, the light was again shocked by the Vivienne Westwood brand. Dresses for hiking under the crown, created by the designer, brought her to a new level in the fashion world. Her brides went to the podium in magnificent tulle skirts and tight corsets. The traditional white color, of course, was used by the designer, but was not the main one. Dita von Teese chose a bright purple dress with voluminous drapery for her wedding. An ivory outfit with gold embroidery flaunted the heroine of Sarah Jessica Parker on her wedding day. This image of Kerry Bradshaw was liked by fashionistas and critics alike.
Bag collection
Vivienne Westwood handbags produces the most diverse. So, in different collections both bright printed models and restrained stylish items are presented. The Africa line of bags was created directly on the hot continent in Nairobi. Thanks to the London brand, local residents were able to improve their financial situation by sewing a collection. This action caused a response in the hearts of associates and pop stars. They enthusiastically bought bags of scraps of leather, rags and scraps of old banners. Of these, Vivienne Westwood created unique pieces in a punk style with echoes of an African ethnic group.
Today, the designer is already over 70, but she remains at the peak of popularity, not only releasing new collections, but also raising issues of world ecology. Each new model of the English rebel is not only a stylish, unique thing, but also a dumb question posed to the world community.