AN EMERALD GREEN BRUSHED WOOL TWO PIECE SUIT

Details

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD,
'VIVE LA COCOTTE' COLLECTION,
AUTUMN-WINTER 1995 / 96
AN EMERALD GREEN BRUSHED WOOL TWO PIECE SUIT
The jacket with exaggerated extended shoulders and lapels, the button holes and pockets piped in scarlet, trimmed with black 'Orb' buttons; together with silver and grey striped silk high necked 'pie crust' collared blouse, Gold Label

Literature

A. Fury, Vivienne Westwood Catwalk: The Complete Collections, London, 2021, p. 348, identical model 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).

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Vivienne Westwood wears this suit during filming of her three-part Channel 4 series, Painted Ladies, broadcast in 1996 which examined the relationship between fashion and art. The identical model photographed on the runway, illustrated.

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