Vivienne Westwood Catwalk Book

The only reason I’m in fashion is to destroy the word “conformity”’, Vivienne Westwood  declared in the late 1970s, when she was best known for creating the punk style. This  motto continued to resonate after Westwood presented her first catwalk collection,  ‘Pirate’, in 1981, soon becoming one of the most thought-provoking and influential  fashion designers in the world while staying true to her beliefs, including her  impassioned environmental activism.

This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by brief  biographical profiles of Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler (her husband  and long-time collaborator), before exploring the collections themselves, organized  chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences  and highlights, and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images that showcase  hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs –  and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway, from Kate Moss  to Naomi Campbell. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes  the book.