VIVIENNE WESTWOOD: AW25
The London look has always been Westwood. Since the days of punk, it’s a name that’s dressed the capital’s most glorious individualists, a sentiment that still rings true today. This season, designer Andreas Kronthaler dedicated his collection to the city he’s called home since his early twenties, where styles born on the street still inform his design handwriting.
Throughout, classic British style tropes were chewed up and spat out. Suits were re-energised thanks to swollen trousers and handsome blazers built with sloped shoulders. His approach was brilliantly bonkers. Like ‘80s-style ski suits laden in astrology prints, or woollen tights stamped with “Andreas” paired with electric blue, tinsel heels. There were plenty of great pieces that’ll delight the loyal Westwood clientele, especially wispy evening dresses with plunging necklines and a fuzzy mohair opera coat that came in a dirtied yellow hue. Expect to see such pieces sauntering the streets of Soho in the not-too-distant future.