Vivienne Westwood's couture label Gold took to the catwalk at Royal Ascot's fashion show.
This SS11collection is titled ‘ The Only One’and was inspired by lost civilisations.
"The present collection is an extraction of
some past essence, things that occurred to me as I chose fabrics and worked on
cuts. Markers of different views of life, from people who saw the world
differently from us. Arbitrary things-tutenkamen, little girls who were exposed
on the mountains of Peru, waiting to
marry the sun, Matisse, Comedia Dell’Arte, Noh theatre, Ballet."
Baby blue cotton pillowcase dress with black frame worn with
a shredded gold silk bolero.
Charcoal print box dress in crinkle cotton with turquoise
and brown towel worn as a stole.
Ivory double breasted blazer with asymmetric skirt in summer
wool.
Drunken trousers and blazer in green leopard print stretch
vicose. worn underneath but not shown in
the image is a ‘Loyalty to Gaia’ print t shirt. (Gaia theory sees all organisms
and their inorganic surroundings to be closely integrated maintaining the
conditions for life on earth. )
Black and white dotted squares suit in Jacquard cotton.
Shredded gold knit silk knit top with pink dotted dress in
Jacquard cotton.
Silver embroidered mini dress with electric blue silk
overlay.
Gold embroidered mini dress with overlaying gold silk tutu
dress.
Black embroidered mini dress with floral cotton organdie
overlay.
Long floral silk taffeta printed dress with twisted bodice
and slit.
Long bronze and dark green silk taffeta and organza skirt with silver silk
Duchess satin bodice.
Long brown silk grosgrain and taffeta corset dress.
And it wouldn’t be a Westwood collection without a bit of
tartan. Ballerina linen floral and silk tartan dress.
