Vivienne Westwood

However, accuse me of being a Marxist defined ‘Commodity Fetishist’ on some level, and I will be lying if I don’t agree. As an avid shoe lover and collector, I do attach a somewhat silly importance to my shoe collection. I fetishize my shoes, meaning that I elevate them to a level above food, shelter and clothing, to put it mildly. Owning a pair of towering Blahnik’s (even a good ol’ high street brand will suffice on my budget!!) makes me feel invincible, like the sexiest, most desirable woman…

Candice gray 4 April 2016 The exploration of hybrid cultures within textiles I will be exploring hybrid cultures within fashion and textiles, by looking at traditional African textiles though their techniques, patterns and colours, of their fabrics and further exploring how fashion and textile designers contemporarise these traditional textiles in to modern and exciting textile pieces. Traditionally, textiles from Africa have originated for thousands of years, and were used used to show…

In the past fashion was dictated by the fashion houses, by Hollywood, by the buyers and designers for the high street stores. But as the choices became ever more varied young people started to fashion themselves. Youth culture, peer pressure, the desire to belong, to a special, different or new group or trend brought new ideas. More often than not popular music was the driving force – from 1970’s Disco Fever, through to Punk Rock and onto Hip-Hop. Disco fever, Punk and also Goth brought with it,…

Who is Stephen Jones? Well if you asked me, I would say he is the go-to man for hats. He’s worked with tons of people in the fashion industry to name a few; John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Glies, and Marc Jacobs. Mr. Jones has also created hats for Boy George, Dianna, Princess of Wales, Take That, Mick Jagger, Kylie Minogue and Dita Von Teese. “Mrs. Jones was born in Cheshire and schooled in Liverpool, he became a part of the London fashion scene during its explosion of street style in the…

such as bin bags and lavatory chains layered on top of loud and trashy fabrics, sometimes tied together with items linked with perceived sexual deviancy.(108) The resulting clashing effect was termed 'confrontation dressing' as described by Vivienne Westwood, a mish-mash of clothing that was united by its disharmony.(107) Hebdige's description of punk fashion tells of the use of safety pins as facial ornaments, and ugly coloured fabrics in tacky patterns being fashioned into clothing that was…

2.4 Luxury and Sustainability 
On the bases of financial value of a luxury product, consumers are ready to pay a premium price of the goods. These goods are not normal goods as it holds qualities of being luxury with its quality level, scarcity and aspiration. As stated above, luxury deals with scarcity and scarcity is related to something which is on the verge of extension or of a very limited supply. Therefore we can say that if a luxury product is encouraged for a more reasonable price, this…