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Behind the Scenes at Vivienne Westwood Gold Label Spring/Summer 2012

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Vivienne Westwood Gold Label Spring/Summer 2012 via www.viviennewestwood.co.uk

Some fashion designers are just that, fashion designers, while others create works of art. Vivienne Westwood is undeniably one of the latter.

Describing her Gold Label Spring/Summer 2012 collection, Westwood cites three main influences;

“China, because I hope their traditional wisdom and experience from a culture going back to Confucius may help us to save the planet; the desert because of climate change; and 17th century corsets.”

You can vividly feel these influences come through in the beautiful ‘Behind the Scenes at Vivienne Westwood Gold Label Spring/Summer 2012’ video. Whether it’s the music, which was composed by sixteen year old Kyle Nash-Baker who performed live at the show, the fabulous cinematography, the collection itself, or a combination of all three, this three-minute video will give you tingles and is a work of art in its own right.

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Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2012

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Wow. What else is there to say? The Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2012 show is now available online for those who were not able to see it in person. Maybe I’m biased – McQueen has always been one of my favourite fashion labels – and while I’ll admit I was at first dubious as to how Sarah Burton was ever going to follow in the great master’s footsteps, I have now conceded to the fact that she is herself a genius.

Romanticism brutalised – soft corals, golds and pinks in indulgent feminine fabrics contrasted with sharp silhouettes and unforgiving gladiator heels. There are pretty fringes and waists pulled in with chunky metallic belts, and ruffles everywhere.

Burton herself describes the collection;

“I was thinking about a woman as an object of desire. We go to such lengths to adorn ourselves that we almost become our clothes or are taken over by them. This is a collection about excess – an exploration of ideals of beauty at their most extreme.”

I’ll stop talking now so you can check out the collection yourself – and please let us know you’re your favourite pieces are.

http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/int/en/corporate/archive2012_ss_womens.aspx