Vivienne Westwood Speaks

Designer Vivienne Westwood says of this "Worlds End" capsule collection, "For us, punk originally arose as the ultimate form of the hippie look, 1950s Teddy Boy fashion, and pin-up magazines, and then evolved into rockers and Hell's Angels. At that time, we called our boutique 'Let it Rock.'"

Next, it evolved into clothes inspired by rubber wear and bondage, and we changed the boutique's name to 'SEX.' We changed the boutique's name to match the image of the clothes. Our clothes expressed 'resistance,' which is the subject of all our interests. We began to look back at the cultural motifs in our lives.

When we started punk, we completed the "Urban Guerrilla" look, incorporating all of that.—In other words, we completed the look of 'resistance.' It was a creation born through our boutique. When we started punk, people probably saw such clothes for the first time. And they could buy them from our small boutique."


"Worlds End" is the original boutique of Vivienne Westwood, formerly known as "Let it Rock," "Sex," "Seditionaries," "Too Fast to Live," and "Too Young to Die." In 1971, she opened the boutique with Malcolm McLaren, who was then the manager of the Sex Pistols, at 430 King's Road in London, and presented their ideas and designs.

The Coveted Urban Guerrilla Look is Complete

Original, assertive clothing with a rebellious spirit and political slogans that disregard danger.—This collaboration between Vivienne Westwood and Opening Ceremony has recreated the "Urban Guerrilla" look by sharing values and harboring the same desires.

While the "Worlds End Collection" has previously been exclusive to the London boutique, Vivienne Westwood has now collaborated with Opening Ceremony for the first time. Designs have been carefully selected from the archives and faithfully reproduced, recontextualized as a collection that leads culture, aiming to spread words of active reformism.

This collection features remakes of various past collections, including the "Drunken Anarchy Shirt" from the Spring/Summer 2010 "Get a Life" collection, and the "Anarchy Shirt," a pivotal item from Seditionaries in 1976, which features slogans like "Do it yourself" and "Active Resistance" sewn onto blue bleach stripes.

Vivienne Westwood's Masterpieces Make a Comeback

The "Savage Jumper" from the Spring/Summer 1982 "The Savage" collection is re-presented with a geometric pattern inspired by Native American saddlebags printed on cotton knit. The "Client Eastwood Bomber Jacket," first seen in the Autumn/Winter 1983-84 collection, is recreated in the form of a military flight jacket. Westwood once said of the "Client Eastwood" collection, "Sometimes it's necessary to transport your thoughts to an impossible world and populate it with beautiful people."

Additionally, the lineup includes pieces from the "Pirate" collection of 1981: the "Square Cut," "Toga Shirt," and "Pirate Trousers"; the "Achilles Shorts" re-presented in 17th-century camo print and washed denim; and the "Sex Twisted T-shirt" with a "Chaos" print.

Numerous unisex vests and square t-shirts, vibrantly adorned with original graphics and slogans like "face of war & peace" and "+5degrees & D.I.Y" based on the archives, are also featured. Beyond apparel, the "Tongue Trainer" from the Autumn/Winter 1983-84 "Witches" collection is re-released. These were the first sneakers to appear on the catwalk.

 
OPENING CEREMONY

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Vivienne Westwood

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