Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label show was wild. It was noisy, boiling hot, the music was so loud the floor was shaking. I loved it. I saw Boy George and Judy Blame – two of my great career influences – Tracy Emin, Alexa Chung, Michelle Williams, Ashley Heath from Pop, Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud.
Michelle Williams, Geri Halliwell and Boy George
The show was pure Vivienne. She may be a Dame but her punk roots are strong. She’s still the ‘enfant terrible’. Her signature silhouettes and draping were evident. Especially on shirts – there were some great shirts, stripes and prints. Metallic fabrics too – a definite trend – I loved her bright pink metallic suit.
Sarah Harding, Alexa Chung and Nicola Roberts were on the front row as well!
Vivienne’s show for Red Label was very real. There were no airs and graces, I felt the punk influence in the attitude of the models, who stomped down the catwalk – there was a lady with a skinhead, a few tattoos, and one was smoking! All of Vivienne was in the show, her political manifesto, her ‘stuff the establishment’ attitude, her clever, clever cutting, draping and silhouettes, plus a hint of the pirate and a smidgeon of Bo Peep.
