Vivienne Westwood Red Label Ready To Wear Fall Winter 2015 London

Vivienne Westwood Red Label Ready To Wear Fall Winter 2015 London

Long live the Queen of Punk – As Dame Vivienne Westwood took her curtain call with her army of models down the runway, the privilege of witnessing a living legend in action proved to be rather overwhelming. The Red Label fall/winter collection is arguably one of Westwood’s finest works in recent years. We’ve all heard her cause for going “green”, especially her efforts to raise awareness about climate change. Whilst the narrative might have seen better days in previous seasons, today the message felt fresh and alive with a show that was alluded to as being autobiographical.

The show itself was electric. There was no shortage of the Westwood leftist attitude that we’ve come to know and love. The discourse around consumption felt rather pointed through the caricature of hyper-consumerists, especially in the first few looks. Classic Teddy Girl suiting was embellished with novelty trinkets symbolising the seasonal wants. Grace Bol in oversized camo coat seemed especially predatory, like a poacher in the African safari who’s in for the kill. Socks had the word “chaos” printed on them, whilst meme-worthy cats were plastered on tote bags that mock the ubiquitous high street variety. And depending on how sold you were on the show, the stark black line that ran down the center of the runway coupled with the context of staging a show in the Science Museum hinted at the models akin to consumerist robots on autopilot, towing the line of capitalism with their in-built sensors.


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