The Vivienne Westwood Fall 2024 RTW collection looks to the early 19th century ‘Empire style’ movement: the Napoleonic aesthetic, the extravagant opulence of Imperial Rome. – references to classical antiquity and military uniform.

Full sleeves, high collars, and drapery – gilt metal frames, equestrian polished leather accessories and dancing slippers. We shot on an English farm, the bucolic pastoral landscapes and still life –scenes of romanticism.

Draped Lochcarron of Scotland wool tartan and printed tartans on outerwear, tailoring, shirts and dresses, military details like frogging appear on jacquard knitwear, and bustle skirts are in practical organic cotton drill. Harris Tweed combined with box denim, earthy tailoring stripes and torn knitwear – the ‘toe’ shoes add to the wildness.

Camouflage comes in our Rubbish print, highlighting consumer waste, here in cotton lawn worn with fine lace knitwear, the scribbled Felt Tip print on jersey and modern Graffiti artwork on the Cobrax corset and Double Waistband Foam skirt. All-over floral and graphic illustrations are created in collaboration with Revere the Residence.

The 90s Salon print is used on fluid jersey draped dresses and undergarments worn with dismantled metallic knitwear, satin tailoring, and velvet brocade corsetry- historical silhouettes, subverted.