UK: British fashion doyenne-turned-eco warrior Vivienne Westwood shows her latest Red Label collection at London Fashion Week

Record ID: 830897

  • Title: UK: British fashion doyenne-turned-eco warrior Vivienne Westwood shows her latest Red Label collection at London Fashion Week
  • Date: 20th February 2012
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FEBRUARY 19, 2012) (REUTERS-ACCESS ALL) MODELS IN HAIR AND MAKE UP BACKSTAGE BEFORE THE SHOW CLOTHES FOR THE SHOW ON RACKS BACKSTAGE DESIGNER VIVIENNE WESTWOOD SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) DESIGNER VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, SAYING: "The Red Label collection, I've been doing it the longest of all my collections and all my collections but maybe especially this one is always very British. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't make it look any different." PAN DOWN FROM CHANDELIER TO WESTWOOD SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) DESIGNER VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, SAYING: "What we do is always British, even if we're inspired by Africa or the North Pole or whatever and so you've got these really fantastic clothes. Very, very flattering and very lively because they've got all this influence from other places but they still look British. It's just a way of putting things together and it's a certain don't care attitude about clothes." CROWD BEFORE SHOW
  • Embargoed: 6th March 2012 12:00
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  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Business,Fashion
  • Reuters ID: LVA8SZMRLRL84BRU6OC9J9RYJXP2
  • Story Text: A passionate campaigner for the environment, Vivienne Westwood uses the intense interest in her fashion shows to publicise her views on climate change.
    At London Fashion Week on Sunday (February 19) she used t-shirts to highlight the plight of people around the world who've lost their homes due to huge changes in the environment from climate change.
    Models showing the designer's Red Label Autumn/Winter 2012/13 collection wore the specially-made shirts, alongside Westwood's signature silhouettes.
    Sharp tailoring, which is always a Westwood feature, was seen in dresses, trousers and jackets. Long Edwardian jackets were Saville Row-inspired.
    Checks, tartans, wool and mohair were true to the look Westwood is well known for.
    Speaking to Reuters Television, Westwood said the collection was true to her distinctive British style - but showed influences from other cultures.
    "What we do is always British, even if we're inspired by Africa or the North Pole or whatever and so you've got these really fantastic clothes. Very very flattering and very lively because they've got all this influence from other places but they still look British. It's just a way of putting things together and it's a certain don't care attitude about clothes."
    A handful of famous faces attended the show, including Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes, chef Heston Blumenthal and actress and designer Sadie Frost, who used to be married to Jude Law.
    The event attracted some outrageous costumes - from a gold and black head piece on one woman, to a Cleopatra outfit on one young guest.
    London Fashion Week runs until Wednesday (February 22).
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