6 Don’t Miss Pieces From Vivienne Westwood’s New UK Show

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5 minutes read Vivienne Westwood has a special place in society, loved both for her fashion and her performance. Her clothes have become as instantly recognizable as her red hair, her love of corsetry, crinolines, and tartan cementing her place in fashion history. Now, nearly four years after his death, Bowes County Durham Museum will … Read more

From corsets to crowns, the stunning pieces you need to see at Vivienne Westwood’s new show.

a mannequin outfit with a black dress with a red lining and a fur cape

Vivienne Westwood has a special place in society, loved both for her fashion and her performance. Her clothes have become as instantly recognizable as her red hair, with her love of corsetry, crinolines and tartan all cementing her place in fashion history. Now, nearly four years after his death, Bowes County Durham Museum will hold … Read more

‘She broke the rules, fearlessly’: exhibition explores the revolutionary career of Vivienne Westwood

'She broke the rules, fearlessly': exhibition explores the revolutionary career of Vivienne Westwood

Peter Smithson’s wife, Belise, has never worried about receiving a corset from Japan or knickers made of wool and they don’t help her. “No, she never saw it as weird,” said Smithson, a chemistry teacher and major Vivienne Westwood collector. He has never judged it. You get it. You know it’s part of who I … Read more