Punk icon Dame Vivienne Westwood's personal wardrobe to be auctioned

(13 Jun 2024)

UK VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

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1. Wide of mannequins at ‘Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection’ exhibition at Christie’s auction house
2. Various black, white and red evening ensemble, from Westwood’s ‘La Belle Helene’ collection, spring-summer 1999
3. Various of emerald green satin two piece from Westwood’s ‘Winter’ collection, autumn-winter 2000/01
4. Wide of exhibition
5. Close of orange satin ‘flintsone’ dress and cape from ‘Wake Up Cave Girl’ collection, autumn-winter 2007/08
6. Tilt up of ensemble from ‘Blue Sky’ collection, spring-summer 2004

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7. Westwood at show finale wearing ice blue satin scoop necked ‘Cinderella’ dress from her ‘Gaia the Only One’ collection, spring-summer 2011

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5. Various of ice blue satin scoop necked ‘Cinderella’ dress
6. Close of repairs Westwood made to dress
7. Tilt down of back of blue and white ticking and brow check cotton shirt dress which was found in her wardrobe with a needle still in it, mid repair
8. Close of needle in dress
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Hume-Sayer, Head of Sale, Christie's:
"Vivienne was the original punk and she was deeply radical throughout, and I think that her free thinking is something that's come through to me completely in this, and that is shown in everything. It's embodied in everything that we have on view here. Because she was never constrained by rules, she would say what she thought she would take things and make her own assessment. She was not going to be driven by anybody else."

10. Mid of outfits
11. Various of ‘The Money Print Dress’, Vivienne Westwood special, 2012
12. Various of black snakeskin-patterned jacquard silk ‘Pan Am’ corset dress, ‘7’ collection, autumn-winter 2019/20
Close of necklace hung with various tooth-shaped charms , by Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood’s ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ collection, spring-summer 2020
13. Wide of exhibition
14. Close of red, black and white knitted wool three piece skirt suit and argyle hat, ‘Winter’ collection, autumn-winter 2000/01
15. Tilt up of copper lurex loose-cut jacket, '+5°' , collection, autumn-winter 2009/10
16. Close of red chiffon corset printed with ‘rope’print, ‘Tied to the Mast’ collection, spring-summer 1998
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Hume-Sayer, Head of Sale, Christie's:
"Vivienne studied historical construction. Historicism was a huge part of her oeuvre in the second half of her career. And the appreciation of history has been has been amazing. So the technical details, she identified the 18th century is a real high point of craftsmanship and design, and that's referenced throughout. And so the standard, the quality is something that, it's not just the overall look and the design, but the detail. It's there at every level."

21. Wide of exhibition
22. Tilt up of 1780s style petrol blue slub silk gala dress, Vivienne Westwood special, 2014
23. Various of corset gown of taupe silk taffeta, ‘Dressed to Scale’ collection, autumn-winter 1998/9
24. Various of XXX looking at dress
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Hume-Sayer, Head of Sale, Christie's:

26. Wide of exhibition
27. Tilt up of emerald green cotton jersey dress laced with green crepe ribbons, ‘Chaos Point’ collection, autumn-winter 2008/9
30. Wide of accessories






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