“Our collections are Unisex, our fashion always takes its cue from traditional English tailoring – Savile row – fine-knit twinset and pearls for men or better still just the button-up cardigan, bare chest. Buy less, dress up, swap clothes. It is always street theatre, we play around with size of detail, collars, turn-ups, pockets, buttons, ties, accessories; size of graphics – giant pin-stripes, giant spots or spots so tiny they look like a dust of colour, flowers. Dress for the time of day, or don’t dress for the time of day – wear your evening clothes to the office if you go back to work, mix seasons – our aim is to show only one collection a year.
Chrissie Hynde prints – great voice, great guitar, punks together. Chrissie and I have been friends for years. She paints, Andreas had the idea to use her paintings for prints. She would have given them to us, instead we donated to her charity, www.AhimsaMilk.org – a farm which doesn’t kill the cow. Did you know Ox means castrated bull? The little dears have a wonderful life of leisure, not much work for them but they love it. We both support Farms Not Factories. www.FarmsNotFactories.org
Artist, Anthony Newton – coping with a severe long-term illness, he’s a real achiever. I think his drawing could be exhibited altogether as a mural, and I would like to suggest a project to him as an artist: draw trees. A camera can never show what it means to be next to a tree. We think his work looks like lace and has a trompe l’oeil effect on our dresses.”
– Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 2021 Credit Sheet
Photographer: Alice Dellal
Look book shot on 35mm film
Video Director: Louis Simonon
Video shot on super 8mm film
Make Up: Isamaya Ffrench @ Streeters
Hair: Lyndell Mansfield @ Agent of Substance
Nails: Cherrie Snow
All clothes and Accessories: Vivienne Westwood
Special Prints: Chrissie Hynde & Anthony Newton
Special Bags: Made in Kenya by Artisan Fashion
Rugs: Vivienne Westwood for The Rug Company
Poem on Video:
‘Untitled’ by Brian Nasty
Music Tracks on Video:
Muck Spreader ‘Carnal Tongues’
Skinny Girl Diet ‘Outsider’
Cast
Isamaya Ffrench
Makeup Artist
Georgia Palmer @ IMG
Activist, Model
Kai Isaiah – Jamal @ EYC
Poet, Activist
Che Richards @ ANTI
Model
Brian Nasty @ ANTI
Musician, Model
Delilah Holliday
Skinny Girl Diet
Musician
Ursula Holliday
Skinny Girl Diet
Musician, Actress
Dott Cotton Clown
Street Performer
Luke Brennans
Musician, Artist