Vivienne Westwood F/W 1990 Paper
Vivienne Westwood F/W 1990 Paper
THe ask
In my fashion history class, we were tasked to pick a collection (any year, as long as there were photos) and write about the significance of the collection and emphasize the historical impacts of the collection.
SKILLS used
APA Writing Format
In-depth research
Art History knowledge
Writing & grammar
Designer knowledge
process
I chose Vivienne Westwood because I was inspired by her creative and unique styles. The collection I chose, Fall/Winter 1990 “Portrait” Collection, was inspired by art history and the Victorian Era — Westwood was known for being invested in combining fashion with history and it was seen in multiple of her collections, so I knew she’d be the perfect designer for this assignment. I went to the library and found a Vivienne Westwood Collection Book and deep dove into lots of research and finding pictures from the runway show of this collection. I also researched the art history part of this collection and watched a specific YouTube video about The Wallace Collection and Westwood’s influence from it for this collection.
outcome
From this assignment, I learned a lot about Vivienne Westwood’s design strategies, the importance of art and fashion, and how to write a true fashion paper. Prior to this assignment, I didn’t have a lot of experience with writing fashion research based papers and after this I felt more confident to write about fashion.
