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In the world of modern fashion, unconventional styling is interesting. Gone are the days that the standard for fashion can be solely identified. The time wherein the trend in fashion is very limited is long over. In this fashion era, different is interesting. Unconventional is convincing. In this period, there are no rules as to fashion because fashion is already about expression. Right now, we live in a world wherein expression is very vulgar. Portraying ourselves is made easy because of art. And a form of art that we can apply in every single day is through fashion.
One of the fashion industry’s most prestigious fashion houses is Vivienne Westwood. Vivienne Westwood is a highly established brand that everyone respects. With how many years of dominating the global fashion market, this brand is undeniably one of the most credible sources of best styled and best made fashion pieces. Being an advocate of art, Vivienne Westwood always see art in fashion and it shows in each of their creation. Their disbelief in a very limited fashion standard is very apparent in their styling patterns. They live up to the idea that there is freedom in fashion.
Who is Vivienne Westwood?
The amazing woman behind the brand Vivienne Westwood is Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood herself. Vivienne Westwood is a world-renounced British entrepreneur and designer. She is quite known with her out-of-the-box designs and ideas. Her brand is inspired by the UK punk scene in the 1970s. In fact Westwood became a pillar in moulding the punk scene in the UK way back then. Her rebellious character showed throughout her crafts in fashion. She always sees fashion as a way of escaping the tradition.
Did you know that Vivienne Westwood started her career in jewellery making? After college, she was a primary school teacher who has a small jewellery stall. Her fondness in jewellery making flourished until she met Malcolm McLaren who became her inspiration in designing clothes. Ever since then, her career in designing clothing went a very long way. She started her own brand feeding her inner fascination in punk style. And with her take on punk style became a huge hit in the fashion industry globally. Vivienne Westwood established a fashion house wherein she is the one setting standards and making rules.
The Lifeblood of Vivienne Westwood’s Designs
As you can see with each of Vivienne Westwood’s work, each piece she makes is aggressively full of life. Her clothes always tell their own story. Her clothes speak for themselves. This is because of the love of Vivienne Westwood for punk. As mentioned earlier, she is one of the engineers of the punk scene in Italy. She helped in cultivating not only the punk style but also other forms such as punk music. As she once said, “I was messianic about punk, seeing if one could put a spoke in the system in some way”. With just that, it is very obvious that Westwood is into the unconventional. She’s not the type who follows rules because she makes her own rules. And because of that, her brand was and still a legend.
Currently, Vivienne Westwood is a fashion house that never stops exploring different ideas. Inspired by rebellion, this brand never fails in leaving people in awe with their interesting style. They never stop in achieving the perfect formula to come up with designs that are hungry for attention. They also incorporate their personal fondness of various eras in the clothes they are producing. Hippie, rock, punk, etc., Vivienne Westwood perfected how to give her clothes a splash of nostalgia. Each of her collection is inspired by her past but with very interesting modern takes. Vivienne Westwood’s goal is to successfully bring back the vibrancy of each era to her clothes. By far, she succeeded in creating a fashion brand that produces high quality and ultra stylish luxury designer clothing, footwear, bags and accessories. This is manifested through a series of awards and recognition she was very honored to receive. She received an OBE in 1992 which was personally handed by Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace. In 2006, she belonged to the New Year’ Honors List in the fashion category. She was also recognized as the British Designer of the Year twice.
Aside from the obvious talent and skills of Vivienne Westwood in fashion, she is also a long-time activist. She makes sure that she is involved with social issues. She always voices out and acts upon her opinions. She always has an involvement in politics and in environmental issues. In fact, she donated 300,000 Euros to support the Green Party of England and Wales believing that all of us should be aware with what’s happening in our environment. She takes on the movement to deduce climate change. This gives us a conclusion that Vivienne Westwood also gives back to the community. Despite her talent, she also has the heart.
Get ready to be amazed with Vivienne Westwood’s world of extraordinary. If you feel the hype with things that are extra, this brand will definitely fulfill you. Her clothes will leave you running out of words. There is no explanation for it; there is just purely fashion, fun and expression.
