British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood is credited with bringing modern punk and new wave fashion to the mainsteam. Westwood is a well-known political activist, with an anarchist style. As her fame grew from London boutique to international design house, she started incorporating historical references to challenge prescribed ideas and subvert existing norms. Historicism and sexuality are central to many of Westwood's designs. Key collections included within the Archive: Anglomania (FW 1993/4) and the Harris Tweed (FW 1987/88).
Vivienne Westwood
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1981
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1982
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1983
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1984
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1987: Harris Tweed
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1988: Vivienne Westwood Autumn/Winter 1988, 'Time Machine'
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1989: Voyage to Cythera
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1990
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1991
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1992
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1993
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1994
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1995
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1996
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1997
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1998
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 1999
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Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/Winter 2000
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Vivienne Westwood Red Label, Spring/Summer 1999
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1981
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1982
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1983
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1984
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1986
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1988: Pagan I
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1989
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1990
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1991
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1992: Salon
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1993
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1994: Café Society
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1995: Erotic Zones
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1996: Les Femmes Ne Connaissant Pas Toute Leur Coquetterie
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1997
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1998
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 1999
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Vivienne Westwood, Spring/Summer 2000
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