I have been a long time fan of Vivienne Westwood and quite frankly I could ramble about it all day! But I wont as I really don’t want to bore you, I’d rather entertain you. Here are some cool Vivienne images that I’ve found as im always trawling for strange, behind the scenes or just darn fabulous! The best part of Vivienne Westwood is that she is Independent. How many high fashion designers can say that? She makes what she wants which is why her collections can be so controversial. The next best part is, she cares about the environment and encourages everyone to ride bicycles instead of driving cars, reworking your clothing and make do’ and mending! Stop consumerism! Thats one of her messages.  I think its really important in life, that when you buy things you buy quality so it will last. My Nanny has slacks and blouses in her wardrobe that she has had for over 20 years. My Mum has a dinner set that she has had for years it has brown edging with brown toned flowers in the middle, very 70s! Itjust seems to me that the generation of today have a more ‘dispensable’ approach to the things they buy. People buy clothes that they know wont last long and eventually throw away! If I have an old item of clothing I keep all the buttons and zips, then cut it up for scrap. I cant see how anybody could throw away an article of clothing. Oh dear…I’ve managed to ramble! I think I need to do a make do and mend post!

Back to Westwood…Heres a fantastic video from 1988 (my birth year) when she was on a talk show and they mostly ridiculed her collection. I loved to see which of those talk show hosts are still around today! And heres another!

Okay enough for now…off to work on a make do and mend post!

xxxKarla