Down the Rabbit Hole


This blog will follow my own journey into the world of fashion, design, inspiration but most of all it is about creativity and style and how this is reflected in the choice of shapes, structure, colours and fabrics.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Designers and Politics

Vivienne Westwood has always boldly expressed her political opinion through her fashion

Fashion is not an abstract concept, it is shaped and influenced by society and history. In this way even if it is not always realised it is influenced by politics as well. The collections are demure and dark in times of a recession and full-blown and dazzling in times of economic boom. A lot of designers chose to express their own political opinion through the clothes they make and that has given them a strong and distinguishing presence. Read more.

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