A rare and iconic piece of British punk fashion history, a Vivienne Westwood & Malcolm McLaren SEX boutique ‘Parachute’ shirt from 1977, has sold for an impressive £4,375 (including fees; £3,500 hammer) at Anderson & Garland Auctioneers during their 29th January Modern Art & Design Auction. This striking indigo-blue cotton shirt, featuring straps, buckles, and a distinctive ‘hoover’ ring suspended at the chest, boasts petrol-blue lower sleeves and a khaki cuff on the right wrist....
Framing Fashion: Art and Inspiration From a Private Collection of Vivienne Westwood is open at the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, in County Durham in northern England, from 19th October 2024 – 2nd March 2025. This unique show features some of Vivienne Westwood’s most recognisable creations from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, loaned to the Barnard Castle Museum by the private collector Peter Smithson. Inspiration The display, in the fashion and textile gallery, explores the inspiration Westwood...
