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Right so this must be the new way designers are showing off their ranges, because if you put all this stuff together for your daily outfit, you’d be looked upon as some homeless duff. Right? So, in viewing these pictures, you can see that the consumer would more than likely say, “Ok, I love the belt on that look, and maybe the shoes on this look” but all in all, is it a piece-meal collection or one peppered with utter genius? “Last night the press release for Westwood’s menswear collection, for Milan Fashion Week, declared: “Perhaps the oddest of heroes to emerge this season, Vivienne Westwood found inspiration in the roving vagrant whose daily get-up is a battle gear for the harsh weather conditions . . . Quilted bombers and snug hoodies also work well in keeping the vagrant warm.” Yes. The homeless. Of course, in the candy-colored world of Vivienne Westwood, homeless people are all young with great bodies, high 
cheekbones and flawless skin, and they all have super-styled hair and brightly colored clothes. And sometimes they’ll walk around in big goofy hats or even teddy bear heads! Sometimes even a crown because they are homeless and therefore crazy. Darlings, you just can’t write about it! Well….I just did. SO – we all know that inspiration comes to artists in various forms, but for a high level designer such as Vivienne Westwood to be inspired by the homeless means there has been a scary increase in percentage of these forgotten people. So if that is the case, and she is riding the dusty coattails of these people; then every piece sold from the collection, should have a percentage donated to the homeless. Our belief is if the influential are going to take something from the homeless who have nothing, then something should be given back. Agree?
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Good points, I think I will definitely subscribe! I’ll go and read some more! What do you see the future of this being?
Comment by Me January 23, 2010 @ 7:45 amThe future of the Westwood Homeless? An interesting question. I see that the reason why the current collection trends are emerging is that Designers are fatigued with the usual sources of inspiration. We can only re-invent the re-invented so many times. Then we’ll start morphing various influences together i.e. Asian/Elizabethan.
Vivienne quite clearly lives in the affluent parts of London where there are many homeless. So instead of flicking through magazines, visiting galleries, or ordering the next futuristic colour palette, she’s looked out her window. And voila! Remember also that she came from a very rebellious punk background so she’s not afraid to speak her mind through her collections, even if she doesn’t sell anything! (of which won’t be the case).
Peace in! – Stig o Style.
Comment by Style Meister February 13, 2010 @ 4:31 am