Vivienne Westwood UK

Exploring the house’s subversion of corsetry from 1987 to the present day, Vivienne Westwood Corsets examines Westwood’s approach to underwear as outerwear. The installation illustrates the intrinsic links of the corset to historical dress, culture and fine art – which continue to serve as a constant source of inspiration for Vivienne Westwood collections today.

This special installation presents a curated retrospective through the brand's iconic corset archive and features pivotal runway show looks. Each piece demonstrates Westwood’s ingenuity in corsetry design and Andreas Kronthaler’s most recent iterations of this historical garment, which have gone on to influence the current collections of the house.

Portrait Corset

Vivienne Westwood Gold Label Autumn-Winter 2022/23 ‘Wild Beauty’ Collection

Mens Corset — Men's Corset

Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 2020 ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ Collection

Sunday Corset

Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 2023 ‘Born to Rewild’ Collection

Doris Day Corset

Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 2020 ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ Collection

Shop Our Corsets

Audrey Corset

£2,130

Horseshoe Corset Top

£1,695

Sunday Corset Top

£1,170

Bella Cupless Corset

£870

Classic Corset

£990

Classic Corset

£1,045

Sunday Corset Top

£1,280

Denim Cobrax Corset

£1,145

Foam Corset Skirt

£990

Classic Corset

£990

Graffiti bodice

£485

Foam Corset skirt

£990

Short-Sleeved Court Corset — Short-sleeved Court Corset

Vivienne Westwood Gold Label Spring-Summer 2012 ‘War & Peace’ collection

Court Corset Dress

Vivienne Westwood Gold Label Spring-Summer 2012 ‘War & Peace’ Collection

Historical Corset

Vivienne Westwood Gold Label Autumn-Winter 2012/13 ‘London’ collection

Slave to Love Corset

Vivienne Westwood MAN Autumn-Winter 1996/97 Collection

Martyr to Love Corset

Vivienne Westwood MAN Autumn-Winter 1996/97 Collection

Vivienne Westwood Limited-Edition Corset Charm

In celebration of the Vivienne Westwood Corsets installation, a limited-edition jewellery collection has been created. Featured is a 3D charm of the original Westwood Portrait corset, which first appeared in the Vivienne Westwood Harris Tweed Autumn-Winter 1987/ 88 collection. The piece was reimagined in a metallic gold iteration for the Autumn-Winter 1988/89 collection, titled Time Machine – which inspired the special jewellery pendant. The collection offers this distinct Westwood gold plated charm on a necklace and bracelet, on either a pearl or gold plated chain and matching clip earrings.