‘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...
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