Lot Essay
Vivienne Westwood was photographed wearing this look by Immo Klink, illustrated.
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A WHITE SILK CREPE EVENING GOWN WITH RED WINE STAIN DETAIL AND A GREEN WOOL CARDIGAN
Details
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD,
'SUMMERTIME' COLLECTION,
SPRING-SUMMER 2000;
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, CIRCA 2000
A WHITE SILK CREPE EVENING GOWN WITH RED WINE STAIN DETAIL AND A GREEN WOOL CARDIGAN
The dress with cross-over bodice draped onto a dropped waistline, Gold Label; the cardigan labelled 'MAN'; applied with two badges 'AR' (Active Resistance) and 'POLITICIANS R CRIMINALS'
'SUMMERTIME' COLLECTION,
SPRING-SUMMER 2000;
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, CIRCA 2000
A WHITE SILK CREPE EVENING GOWN WITH RED WINE STAIN DETAIL AND A GREEN WOOL CARDIGAN
The dress with cross-over bodice draped onto a dropped waistline, Gold Label; the cardigan labelled 'MAN'; applied with two badges 'AR' (Active Resistance) and 'POLITICIANS R CRIMINALS'
Literature
A. Fury, Vivienne Westwood Catwalk: The Complete Collections, London, 2021, p. 432, identical dress illustrated.
Further details
The Estate of Vivienne Westwood will donate 100% of the total hammer proceeds received for the sale of her personal wardrobe, less auction expenses, to be split equally between The Vivienne Foundation, Médecins Sans Frontières (a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1026588) and Amnesty International (registered in England and Wales with charity number 1051681).