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Legendary fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe is being exhibited for free before going for auction this June.

 

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???? [BLOG POST IN BIO] Free Vivienne Westwood exhibition in London ????‍⚖️ Christie’s Auction House is exhibiting late iconic fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood’s personal items before they under the hammer this June ????Over 200 personal items are on display, including gowns, jewels, suits, shoes and tights worn by Dame Vivienne over a 40-year period ????Christie’s | 8 King St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6QT ???? 14th – 24th June 2024 ????️ FREE and open to all | NO booking required ???? Free cloakroom available. #viviennewestwood #fashiondesigner #fashiontiktok #exhibition #viviennewestwoodjewellery #viviennewestwoodbag

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Vivienne Westwood – The Personal Collection

 

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Late fashion icon, Vivienne Westwood personal wardrobe is open to the public to view at Christie’s auction house before going for an auction this June.

 

Over 200 personal items are on display, including gowns, jewels, suits, shoes and tights worn by Dame Vivienne over a 40-year period. The earliest piece is from the Witches collection designed for Autumn/Winter 1983/84.

 

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The exhibition also see works from the 20^th and 21^st centuries, such as the ‘Drunken Tailor Suit’ which she wore on a night out in Mayfair in 2021.

 

All the items are going for a “historic auction”  in this June to support charities Vivienne Westwood supported herself, including Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières, Greenpeace as well as The Vivienne Westwood Foundation that is built upon Vivienne’s four pillar approach: halt climate change, stop war, defend human rights and protest capitalism.

 

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The auction will have two parts. Part I will be on 25^th June and will include large-scale signed prints of playing cards, designed by Vivienne in 2017.

Part II has been an online auction running from 14^th – 28^th June 2024.

 

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Vivienne Westwood is recognised as one of the most important British fashion designers of all time and the most iconic fashion designer of the last quarter of the 20^th century.

 

There is also a catalogue for sale, which is a collector item by itself.

 

Practical Info

 

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Address

Christie’s | 8 King St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6QT

 

Opening Times

14^th – 24^th June 2024

 

14 – 17 June: 11am – 5pm

18 June: 11am – 8pm

19 June: 11am – 5pm

20 June: 11am – 4pm

21 – 24 June: 11am – 5pm

 

Tickets

FREE and open to all | NO booking required

Free cloakroom available.

 

 

 

 

 

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