Claire WilcoxVivienne Westwood (Va)

The images, especially: the one of her dressed as Thatcher & the legacy of supermodels (Think Naomi, think Kate, think Linda). The work is expansive, stunning, groundbreakingly referential & consistent. An honest demonstration of sticking to your principals. Punk truly is an attitude and Dame Westwoods needs no adjustment. Perfect!

We caught the Vivienne Westwood retrospective traveling show at the De Young Museum in San Francisco, and were blown away by the inventive, fun, nutty clothes this woman produced. This book serves as a exhibition catalog, although many of the pieces in the show are not in the book, and nothing matches seeing the wild shoes, hats, dresses and frocks in person. The book design is a minor annoyance, as it can be a little hard to find the garment pictured, who was wearing it, or when it was created. And I think frankly the girl has her best work behind her, but the glory of it cannot be exaggerated, or, to put it another way, her exaggerations were truly glorious. Over The Top in the very best way.Thoreau would no doubt disapprove....

This book is very well done with a nice timeless of Ms. Westwood's creations. There are a lot of photos and good information on the collections. Well written. My only objection is that it tends to be a bit "Artsy" so a lot of the photos tend not to show the explicit details of the garments that one wants to see due to shadowing, darkness, blurring for effect, etc. But overall, a wonderful resource!

received well by FIT student

I love Bivienne Westwood’s mind and now I get to read how it works!

I like how the book covers her collection not only by words but with illustration. The seller was very kind to be able to get my book to me on time.

awesome! love it!

Some text and lots of photographs. Very interesting for those studying Vivienne Westwood's eccentric styles and her career,

thank you anyway for shipment ! the book arrived separate on two; the cover & the rest, tasks everywhere, I asked myself when would it be possible to open this book ! ah ah ! thank you so much municipal library

I understand wearing Westwood clothing won't make the statement that it did 15years plus ago when the few creative people admired the power of the look, image and the way it was about thinking outside the box. But Westwood did create some outstanding pieces. The cut & Shape will always stand out for me and i will always think to myself these are pieces to admire and years later look back at something that has had me loving the subject of fashion for more then just clothing but a Art, it way couture without being couture. I'd say this book has many of those pieces, so buy it.

本日届きました。Vivienne関係の本はこれが初めてでございますやはり文章は英文なのでほとんど読めませんでしたが写真だけでも十分楽しめます。外国の本なので少し刺激的な写真もありますうおおおお・・・と思うかもしれませんがそれも良いな〜と思うくらい楽しめる１冊でしたほとんどはお洋服が載っていますまたこういった本が欲しいなと思いました

Came quickly. Bought it as a birthday present. So didn't see inside as it was sealed.

One of Britain best ever fashion designers. Breaking barriers of the so called norm.Fabulous coffee table book.