Her Spring 2008 collection:
• It’s fresh and edgy with its unkempt lines and rough materials. It sort of presents a new take on punk and anarchy with its obvious political message.
• She isn’t just working with flowery prints or clean lines as most spring collections usually present, the work is very artistic, some pieces seem more like sculptures to me.
• Westwood really understands the idea of fashion for arts sake, presenting clothing beyond is marketable or anywhere close to something you may see walking down the street.
• The DIY spirit of it all is inspirational, for example, in the outfit that appears to be just a draping of a cloak with the word "propaganda" on it.
Her Inspiration
• The show was named 56 after the number of days the British Labor government proposes to hold terror suspects in jail without trial
• Also supposedly reminiscing an imaginary sex-filled marriage between Marilyn Monroe and an English lord
The Most Important Look:
• Propaganda T-shirts over stuffed bras- loudly preaching the social message of high status women obsessing over their figures
• Something really beautiful starts to happen in some of the more subtle looks, very characteristic DIY which gives it the luxury characteristic of being "one of a kind"
Her Signature
• Westwood’s latest collection is characteristic to her style, depicting “waggish references to royalty, historical excess (mini- crinolines and bodices from which the wearer’s bosom spills like a milk jelly”- Phaidon, 494
• She can explore the extremes of a dress with the excessive length or fullness usually equated with more elegant and dressy ball gowns but make them appear more casual.
• Westwood emphasizes eccentricity and subversion
• Partnered with Malcolm McLauren, she was accredited with shaping the punk movement. McLauren admits “Punk was just a way to sell trousers”- Phaidon, 301
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