Vivienne Westwood has an environmental conscience

‘Don’t buy clothes! Stop all consumerism! Why not protect this gift of life while we have it? Maybe surprisingly, it was Vivienne Westwood saying this after presenting her last collection during London Fashion Week in February.

Dame Westwood has been using recycled elements in her creations since the 70's. Applying recycled bicycle chains, safety pins, razorblades to garments.

In a 2007 interview she spoke out against what she perceives as the "drug of consumerism".
She created a manifesto of Active Resistance to Propaganda, which deals with the pursuit of art in relation to the human predicament and climate change.

Against the claim that anti-consumerism and fashion contradict each other, she said in 2007 that "I don't feel comfortable defending my clothes. But if you've got the money to afford them, then buy something from me. Just don't buy too much"

Very wise words...

Pressure Test

My Partner in crime, Kimmylafrou and I transformed three tired old garments in a couturers dream, creating a light, floaty, romantic lil number perfect for a cocktail or dinner partay darlingsss!
By day we are mild mannered Challenger Tech students, but by night we become fashion bandits fighting price rises and economical waste with our sustainable garments and sweet smelling perfume. We are Loulouvoncrump and Kimmylafrou. Together under a time restraint of 2 hours we took on the brilliantly mad S. Ponder Pondevie and her wild imagination to create a masterpiece with only our creativeness, 4 tatty rags and 2 jukis in hand. Could we do it or would S Ponder Pondevie get the better of us yet again? The outcome of this stressful pressure test: A light, floaty, romantic little number perfect for dining, partying or fleeing a horrible date darlings! Success was ours this time Pondy. Until we meet again!