Dress
2005 {Propaganda collection, autumn-winter 2005–06}
Medium
viscose, silk, cotton, metal and plastic (fastenings)
Measurements
110.0 cm (centre back) 35.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2024
Gallery location
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
Propaganda featured garments and headbands printed with graphics and slogans of political and social critique, setting the stage for the activism that would define Westwood’s later work. In 2016, her Mirror the World collection, inspired by the effects of climate change on Venice, concluded with models carrying ‘Climate Revolution’ placards in protest. Two years later, during London Fashion Week, she took models off the runway and into the streets to join activists in an anti-fracking demonstration against a British petrochemical firm.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
label, centre back neckline, woven in gold on pink acetate: (orb) / Vivienne / Westwood / LONDON
Accession Number
2024.1045
Department
International Fashion and Textiles