Vivienne's Vision

Though the Vivienne Westwood brand is known on a global scale, it is the most popular in Japan . Starting in the late 1980s, fashion subcultures in Japan, dominated by the youth, took notice of the unique English clothing. In Harajuku (Tokyo) fashion is taken very seriously by the youth as a form of self expression and even as a medium of performance. Westwood's clothing would be (and is) worn by people which are part of the Lolita, gothic, and punk inspired streetwear fashi

In 1994, Joseph Corré, the son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, co-founded Agent Provocateur  in London with Serena Rees (his wife). From the start, the brand was never meant to be quiet or conventional. Agent Provocateur challenged the soft, romantic image that dominated lingerie in the early 1990s and replaced it with theatrics and unapologetic female confidence. Corré grew up immersed in punk culture, rebellion, and fashion disruption, so it’s no surprise that his

In 1985, Vivienne Westwood redesigned the mini skirt. She combined the historical crinoline skirt with the modern mini skirt to create the " mini crini ". The crinoline skirt was a bell shaped skirt supported by hoop structures underneath which went down to the floor when worn. In Westwood's design, the skirt went above the knee and kept that historical bell shape. The crinoline skirt was restrictive of movement when worn due to the bell shaped structure keeping the shape o

Iconic fashion line from Westwood created in 1993 was called the " Anglomania ." The name itself meant obsession with everything English. It was similar to that of the Harris Tweed collection she helped design a decade before, but with a more edgy look than before. Harris Tweed was a more traditional brand, but here Westwood had unlimited creative freedom. Anglomania showed Westwood's rebellion through tailoring. It twisted tradition instead of rejecting it entirely. A plaid