Artist Uniform: How Vivienne Westwood's Orb Outlived Punk
The current King of England simply doesn’t exude creative inspiration, so much as a signature pasty Britishness.And yet, it’s King Charles himself who must be credited with inspiring one of British fashion’s most prevailing emblems: the Vivienne Westwood Orb. One of fashion’s foremost anti-establishment symbols traces back to a man who reigns atop a literal institutional monarchy. Shop Vivienne WestwoodAllow me to set the scene: In the 1970s, Westwood had helped to architect the “punk” look through her iconic King’s Road boutique, while her creative and romantic partner, Malcolm McLaren, had managed key punk bands like The Sex Pistols.
- ▪The current King of England simply doesn’t exude creative inspiration, so much as a signature pasty Britishness.And yet, it’s King Charles himself who must be credited with inspiring one of British fashion’s most prevailing emblems: the Viv
- ▪One of fashion’s foremost anti-establishment symbols traces back to a man who reigns atop a literal institutional monarchy.
- ▪Shop Vivienne WestwoodAllow me to set the scene: In the 1970s, Westwood had helped to architect the “punk” look through her iconic King’s Road boutique, while her creative and romantic partner, Malcolm McLaren, had managed key punk bands li
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