Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (2004) (press release)

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ADP staff - 15 Feb 04

Vivienne Westwood at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (2004) (press release) ADP staff; Text by Victoria & Albert Museum, London artdesigncafé | café library | Released February 2004 PRESS RELEASE VIVIENNE WESTWOOD AT THE V&A: 34 YEARS IN FASHION 1 April to 11 July 2004...

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Tracey Emin : Art and Celebrity excerpts (2003)

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John A. Walker - 22 Jul 03

Tracey Emin : Art and Celebrity excerpts (2003) Now onto the queen of art + celebrity from John A. Walker’s book. Tracey Emin UK tabloid coverage sample around My bed. Click the image to see a music journalism interpretation of Tracey Emin’s darker media coverage, featuring Stephen Mallinder...

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Exposing meaning in fashion through presentation at Brooklyn Anchorage

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R.J. Preece - 01 Dec 99

Exposing meaning in fashion through presentation at Brooklyn Anchorage Review of exhibition including work by Vivienne Westwood, Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, Susan Cianciolo and Hussein Chalayan—in Brooklyn, New York, USA (1999). While the art and fashion interplay has been a...

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Street Fashion / Style (1992)

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John A. Walker (glossary) - 17 Jun 92

...Vivienne Westwood as an alternative to what she called “Establishment Fashion” (EF). The word “street” also occurs in “high street fashion” but of course refers to mass-market, designed clothes sold via chainstores. Some styles of dress do emerge to a significant extent from the grassroots (punk,...

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Rock Art / Rock Design / Rock Fashion (1992)

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John A. Walker (glossary) - 16 Jun 92

...Vivienne Westwood and Anthony Price have created costumes for a number of rock bands. The media of photography, film and video are also crucial to the dissemination of images of rock groups and stars. In fact, this is a domain of culture that almost always involves teamwork and the combination...

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Punk (1992)

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John A. Walker (glossary) - 15 Jun 92

...Vivienne Westwood who designed Punk clothing and sold it via a shop in the Kings Road. Punk: 1 | 2

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New Romantics (1992)

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John A. Walker (glossary) - 13 Jun 92

...Vivienne Westwood created pirate and highwayman looks for Adam Ant which then reached a mass audience via concert tours, magazine spreads and rock videos. Other pop bands associated with the New Romantics were Culture Club, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Visage. New Romantics indulged in “the...

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Malcolm McLaren & the sources of Punk

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John A. Walker - 01 Jul 85

Malcolm McLaren & the sources of Punk Time for a little history (c. 1985) about a man who knew a thing or two about Crackdown, from a ballsy art historian who carries on this tradition to today. Blatant contradictions abound in Pop music: multimillionaire rock stars record songs advocating...

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