Vivienne Westwood: collections, style, role in modern fashion
For anyone who is at least superficially familiar with the worldfashion, the name of this designer is associated with epatage, deep irony and even some hooliganism. Any collection of Vivienne Westwood is a vivid event, to be admired by even those who do not wear her clothes. This woman is truly amazing instinct, a sense of style, charisma and taste. Subtlety, elegance, laconic minimalism - this is certainly not about it. But Vivien has something to counter conventional norms and ideals!
The great epatazhnitsa
Vivien is a well-deserved title of queen of shock. Despite her venerable age, she considers herself not easy rebel, and the leader of the rebels from the fashion world. His inspiration her consider no less famous hooligans: Alexander McQueen and John Galliano.
It can not be said that Vivian's arrival in the world of design was pure accident, but she herself did not plan anything of the kind.
The first steps in creating clothes she began to do in conjunction with her husband Malcolm McLaren, the inspirer of the style of punk rock and the stylist of the then popular band Sex Pistols.
In 1971, a small shop in Chelsea (England), whose walls were decorated with scraps from porno magazines and provocative inscriptions, became a place of presentation of the first collection of Vivienne Westwood. Shop quickly found their audience, fame for him spread all over the city, and soon this place became a real center punk parties.
By the beginning of the 80s, anticipating a fast sunset stylepunk, Vivien began to lose interest in provocative clothes. But it was at this moment, not having a specialized education, she was carried away by the history of fashion and began to study the art of cutting. This helped to take a different look at the work and brought great benefits - a year later the collection of Vivienne Westwood was presented on the podium on London week of fashion. Has passed yet a few years - and saw the model of the queen of shocking Paris.
Since then, Vivian has not had any luck. The most famous collections of past years are considered to be "Savages", "Pirates", "Vagabonds", "Witches".
Vivienne Westwood Style
English style is unique and unique. He combines stiffness with elegance, plays with images of past eras, glorifies femininity. Surprisingly, in punk models from Vivienne Westwood through its traditional features. Behind elongated loops, battered seams, torn edges and shabby knees is a complex cut, to fine detail, thought out and verified patterns, the highest quality of performance.
Vivien prefers bright colors, skillfully plays withaccessories, sometimes experimenting with the most unusual combinations, taking on a certain grotesque and hyperbolism. She often uses the images of past eras, but reinterprets them in her own way. For example, crinoline can barely cover the linen, and the most complex multi-tiered hat, adorned with gems and feathers, will be sewn from the yarn. Clothes from Vivienne Westwood on the podium represent models with negligent hairstyles and cocky makech, in which it is clearly guessed nostalgia for punk.
Rethinking Wedding Fashion
One might think that Vivien does not work for everyone, but for her fans are just the same epaters, if not for the whole galaxy star admirers. This designer does not get used to working with celebrities. It was Vivienne who created the dress for Carrie ("Sex and the City"), which today is considered one of the most famous wedding dresses in the history of fashion.
Work on the image of the bride seriously carried away Vivian. She not only released a collection of dresses "like Carrie", Scattered in counted days, despite the price of 20 000 dollars for each, but also developed a number of new models. In the view of Vivienne, the bride does not have to be a vanilla doll. To the main methods can be attributed asymmetric cut, some carelessness with an ideal fit on the figure and, of course, a combination of what previously no one to combine could not be solved.
Incredible shoes
For each collection of Vivienne Westwood is developed and shoes. Is it conceivable to flaunt in a cross-stitched multicolored tweed, leather and lace jacket and mediocre boats?
Vivienne adores wigs and platforms, embroidery and painting, thin straps and lace lace. Her shoes, clogs and boots, which were originally created only as a worthy addition to the outfits, today have their own history.
Unconventional idea of toe socks under barefoot, too, was not left without attention Vivienne Westwood. The collection of 2017 was represented by models in such shoes.
Accessories and decorations
Those who like elegant pendants, floral motifs, gentle glow of natural stones, hardly appreciate the creations of Vivienne.
She prefers to go to another by: Suspend on schwenzy and chains of small mermaids skeleton, drown in epoxy golden bees, cover the gems with simple keys ... One of the most beloved images of Vivienne is crowned with a cross and a prisoner in hoops a ball resembling one of the attributes of royal power.
A separate mention deserve a bag from Vivienne Westwood. Unlike the majority her creations, they are somewhat restrained. Any of them will perfectly complement the bold and bright image.
For creating of bags Vivien prefers to use traditional for English style fabrics: checkered tweed, tartan, natural leather. But to these stylish handbags it is necessary to look attentively, all the same they were made great epatazhnitsa. And because rivets in the form of snails and laughing skulls should not be surprised.
