Color Forecasting for Vivienne Westwood 2010 A/W Collection

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From these three blog of my groupmates, we can see that Vivienne Westwood's recent year design are more simple than early years. Also, the colour used in each outfit are usually less than three colours, very different from her early design.



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The Hypnos Collection(1984) -----> Vivienne Westwood Fall Ready to wear(2009)

Moreover, the colour used in recent year are more dull and less sharp, like grey, black, shade blue...I think that is because the change of her design concept.





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From these three blogs of my groupmates, we can know the history, background, even the social, political vision of Vivienne Westwood. So we can see that because of the "punk" style she emphasized in the early year, the color she used in the pass collections were more boldness, like shocking pink, shocking blue, tine yellow....Also, the color theory she applied in these collections are more terrific and skillful, for example applying more than 2 theories in the same outfit, like using"complementary colors" with the "analogous" principle.





The Savage Collection(1982), The Punkature Collection(1983)

However, with the change of the socialpolitical background, Vivienne's design concept seems also changed. From "punk" and anti-gov to nowaday's concern in environmental or life style. Therefore, the collections she designed in recent year are more wearable in daily life, for example using dull colors, or just applying 1 color theory in each outfit. That makes more people accept Vivienne's cloths. I think although it is less "Vivienne style", it does match her concept of "change the world by fashion". Also, using colors from environment like dull green, brown, skyblue reflect her concern in enviromental, which is a hot topic in nowadays society. It matches her concept of "fashion reflect attitude".

Thus, to forecast Vivienne Westwood's future outfit and color used, we can relate to the social izzues nowaday. With the financial attack and enviromental problems, I believe the coming collections of Vivienne will still be simple and in dull colors or earth colors.



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Anarchism style in the past -------> Collection that conceringing about the environment issue nowaday



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From this groupmate's blog, we can see Vivienne's design concept in "fashion reflect attitude", and she also put this through the advertisings. These advertising reflect the life style Vivienne promoted, and from these we can study her change in design and color used.







To concluded....this is my Color Forecasting for Vivienne Westwood 2010 A/W Collection....
Which used lots of earth colors and dull/shade colors......

Street Shots Project

Class exercise--Applying Color Theories and principles on Clothes

Before Lesson.........

The color I matched is by mood.....

After lesson.....

The color I matched is by propose, and thus

more matched and eye catching.

Britain Must Go Pagan (1988~89) & Class Exercise

The Pagan Collection

The Time Machine Collection



The Voage to Cythera Collection



The Civilizade Collection

Class Exercise

Because the products of this brand are very colorful and summer like, I prefer to use the "ahromatic" color scheme to decorate this store. Using a large of white color to give a clean and summer feeling to customer, and make the produce more eye-catching and attractive.

Moreover, with some black and grey directing line just like the above pic could make the store looks more space and larger.

'Harris Tweed' collection (1987)

Inspired by the look of the Queen, Elizabeth II, in her teenage years, which made this collection returned to the traditional fit of English tailoring.

'Mini Crini' collection (1985)

Vivienne eclares her love for feminine power in this collection. She emphasises the small waist instead of the shoulders by drawing attention to the hips with a short swinging crinoline, the 'criniscule', or puffball skirt. The shoulder is reduced to its natural size by means of the classic proportions of English tailoring using princess lines, which can be worn over the crini.

This important move redefines Vivienne Westwood's vision as a designer, English tailoring remaining to this day the foundation of her work.

'Hypnos' and 'Clint Eastwood' collections (1984)

Spring and Summer: The Hypnos Collection



Autumn and Winter: The Clint Eastwood Collection