Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection | Christie's

Dame Vivienne Westwood is recognised globally as one of the most influential designers of modern times, establishing one of the world’s leading fashion brands. Andreas Kronthaler, Vivienne’s husband and Creative Director of Vivienne Westwood®, has selected iconic looks from Vivienne's wardrobe to be presented across two auctions: a live sale taking place in London on 25 June with an online auction taking place alongside from 14 to 28 June 2024.
The sale will raise funds for the causes Vivienne supported throughout her life, with proceeds going to support The Vivienne Foundation, Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières and Greenpeace.
Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection comprises the personal wardrobe of the late fashion designer and includes some of the most important iconic looks that she created and wore during the last four decades of her life. The wardrobe, which only contains garments, shoes and jewellery by Dame Vivienne Westwood’s eponymously named fashion house, is recognised as historically and culturally significant - the earliest piece coming from the Witches collection for autumn/winter 1983/84. The live auction (Part I) on 25 June will also include THE BIG PICTURE - Vivienne’s Playing Cards: Collect the cards. Connect the cards. In 2017, Dame Vivienne designed a pack of playing cards as ‘A Strategy 2 Save the World’ - a blueprint for the preservation of the planet, infused with her rallying cry, ‘Collect the cards. Connect the cards.’ The prints poignantly shed light on pressing issues facing humankind, such as climate change, social inequality and human rights - concerns that remained at the forefront of Dame Vivienne’s mind. Shortly before she died, she selected ten of her most powerful graphics to be enlarged and set about signing the precious large-scale ‘cards’ on which these designs would be printed posthumously. A project by The Vivienne Foundation, proceeds from the sale of the portfolio will benefit Greenpeace, according to her wishes.
Dame Vivienne Westwood is recognised as one of the most important British fashion designers of all time and, by many, as the most iconic fashion designer of the last quarter of the 20th century. Westwood used her influence to address some of the gravest issues facing humanity today. She established The Vivienne Foundation to partner with NGOs with similar aims: ‘to create a better society and halt climate change’.
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[@Toodle.Pipp001]

In a perfect world, dear Dame Vivienne would have her own museum. May her bright star, keep shining ✨💜✨

[@becksarmstrong8264]

Defo!

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

love vivienne! if one of the greatest designers mends her clothes, everybody else has no excuse. hugsies, andreas! thankyou to all who are organizing this sale, surely she is happy that even after her life she can help her causes that she championed. rip

[@headron66]

Vivienne Westwood was punk! Not everyone gets that punk was not music and it wasn’t clothes it was Attitude! Thank you Vivienne for guiding me into being a free thinker, a book worm and a learner. If it’s torn? Get a needle and thread! Save this planet!🖤

[@jaynemcgarry3095]

Beautifully expressed

[@casablanca3830]

Lovely words.

[@FreshGrey-pm4vw]

She had no rules. That's what I love about her designs

[@andremansa1]

Law Roach is buying it all up I’m calling it 😂If I had the money I’d bid too, beautiful and classic stuff by a master

[@michelles2299]

RIP Dame Vivienne ❤

[@billyandrews1701]

wonderful 😍woman

[@정길주-w9p]

참 아름답고 멋찝니다😊😊😊

[@spazhouseintuitiveresearch4966]

wow!!

[@ericowensnyc]

HOW COULD ANDREAS SELL HER CLOTHES instead of creating a museum collection with those pieces????!!! 😡😡😡

[@lenoreleitch5297]

“Heroic”? One man’s “heroic” is another’s “nightmare”.

[@Aunt_Mimi]

JUNK

[@haret0n]

he gives me the creeps

[@Consrignrant]

You give me the creeps.