Vivienne Westwood urges Kate to buy less

Vivienne Westwood urged Prince William‘s wife Catherine on Sunday to stop buying so many outfits and to be more environmentally responsible in the way she dressed.

The eccentric British designer was speaking to reporters before her show at London Fashion Week, where she handed out a “climate revolution charter” which called on people to “buy less, choose well, make it last”.

Westwood, a long-time environmental activist, was asked what advice she may have for the Duchess of Cambridge, who has become a style icon since marrying into the British royal family in 2011.

“I don’t have any advice to her, except I think it would be great if she wore the same clothes over and again, because that‘s very good for the environment and it would send out a very nice message,” Westwood said.

Wearing a t-shirt with an image of herself looking like WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the designer added: “If you’re going to all that trouble to get an outfit that suits you, then you should keep on wearing it.

”I mean, you don‘t have to have a red outfit one day and then something almost the same in blue the next.“

The latest collection for her diffusion line, Vivienne Westwood Red Label, was shown at London’s Saatchi Gallery and displayed Westwood‘s usual craftsmanship and bold use of colours mixed with a good dose of humour.

The clothes were elegant and wearable, with a few out-there items such as silver shimmering harem pants matched with a tight, iridescent jacket.

Westwood showed her wild side with the make-up, with the models’ faces painted with exaggerated eyebrows, eyes and lips annotated with splotches of turquoise, red and yellow. (AFP)



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세계적인 디자이너 비비안 웨스트우드가 영국 왕세손비 케이트 미들턴에 옷 구매를 자제하라고 일침을 가했다고 영국 언론들이 보도했다.

환경운동가이기도 한 웨스트우드는 런던 패션쇼 주간을 맞아 환경을 고려한 의상을 착용하라고 조언했다.

웨스트우드에게 ‘미들턴에게 패션 조언을 하라’는 요구에 웨스트우드는 별다른 언급을 하지 않다가 “따로 조언할게 없다. 다만 같은 옷들을 자주 반복해서 입는 게 좋을 것이라 생각한다. 같은 옷을 자주 반복해 입는 것은 환경에 좋고 매우 괜찮은 메시지를 던지기도 하기 때문”이라고 말했다.

이날 웨스트우드는 위키리크스 설립자 줄리언 어산지처럼 보이는 자신의 이미지를 새긴 티셔츠를 입고 있었다.

“자신에 잘 어울리는 읫아을 찾기 어렵다면 입던 옷을 꾸준히 입는 것도 좋은 방법이다”고 말했다.

웨스트우드가 이날 패션쇼에서 선보인 의상들은 굉장히 우아하고 대부분 평상시 입기 쉬운 것들로 구성되었다. (코리아헤럴드)