VIVIENNE WESTWOOD RED LABEL SPRING/SUMMER 2014 RTW - LONDON FASHION WEEK

The 2014 Vivienne Westwood red label spring/summer collection was described a "witchy, bizarre, unusual and freakish". I love this collection because not only is the clothing very different and unique, the makeup has been cleverly designed to match. The clothing is designed using a lot of different materials and textures and the makeup has been applied to look similar. The fashion, hair and makeup all looks like one big mess, but looks effective and gothic like. It has been referred to as "takes you back to some zombie movies or the twilight series".

'Vivienne Westwood was inspired from Hans Christian Andersen's frightful story of "The Red Shoes" through "The Insidious" or all of the other horror movies might have influenced to come up with the odd outlines as well. The sinister outfits and mischievous looking models are fantastically innovative and show you the fashioners unlimited capacity of imagination and artistry.'

The models had made up painted faces and dishevelled Marie Antoinette hair, corsetry floral dressed and little net socks behind super high be-buckled shoes, jaunty tailoring and strapless satchels held as clutches. 

Vivienne described the makeup as "like an animal trapped in the headlights, trying to flee and trapped". "The Red shoes" had been a metaphor for climate change refugees both people and animals, trying to flee but with no place to go. Westwood's clothing for the red label had a vague nature motif - a great, intense recurring floral photoprint that looked good on a slouchy silk jumpsuit tied at the knees with scarves but the point of red label is that it is about practical, timeless Westwood pieces rather than overly disposable fashion. 

http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2014-ready-to-wear/vivienne-westwood-red-label
http://www.fashionisers.com/fashion-news/vivienne-westwood-red-label-spring-summer-2014-rtw/