Vivienne Westwood UK
SLAVE TO LOVE JACKET
Vivienne Westwood MAN Autumn-Winter 1996/97 Collection.
The ‘Slave to Love’ jacked features glass beads, embroidered by renowned corset-maker, Mr Pearl. This piece was presented in Vivienne Westwood’s first on-schedule menswear show, Vivienne Westwood MAN, in Milan, January 1996.‘It played with ideas and ideals of masculinity and femininity -corseting the male figure yet creating an overall look that speaks of heroic masculinity’ -Alexander Fury. Dual references to masculinity and femininity are inherent to the Vivienne Westwood overall design approach, with recurrent use of the nude body.
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Listen to fashion journalist, author and critic, Alexander Fury, as he discusses the iconic corset pieces featured in the installation.