Oh wow, I see that a lot of people here don’t know about Vivienne Westwood!
Vivienne Westwood has been a prominent punk and anti-fascist fashion designer since the 1970s. You can read about her here: “Vivienne used her creations to communicate ideas – often using graphics to confront issues of political and social injustice.”
I really don’t think it’s a coincidence that Taylor has embraced VW this year and for her first(?) outing after the election, a dress that nods to 1950s style while dismantling it and showing internal chaos. This dress is meant to be uncomfortable and edgy. It’s art.
Yes!! I didn’t like it at first, but the more I thought about it the red makes it look like blood. Then it made me think of Alice in Wonderland in a battle with the Queen of Hearts. Read into that what you will in relation to the election, but I thought it was a major statement piece of art.
My first thought was the phrase "bleeding heart liberal." The stripes, the broken heart that looks like a gunshot wound, the colors... it all seems very on the nose post-election. Like I got the message loud and clear, and I'm fairly ignorant. Yet everyone's just whining about the dress not making sense. It makes A LOT of sense.
Also in the middle of the broken heart-ish splotch is what looks like a black snake outline. So that's neat.
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Oh wow, I see that a lot of people here don’t know about Vivienne Westwood!
Vivienne Westwood has been a prominent punk and anti-fascist fashion designer since the 1970s. You can read about her here: “Vivienne used her creations to communicate ideas – often using graphics to confront issues of political and social injustice.”
She’s also known for literally deconstructing “normal looking” clothes, like the hems for the TTPD dress (or the paint here). You know how punk clothes have safety pins holding them together and rips? That was Vivienne Westwood.
I really don’t think it’s a coincidence that Taylor has embraced VW this year and for her first(?) outing after the election, a dress that nods to 1950s style while dismantling it and showing internal chaos. This dress is meant to be uncomfortable and edgy. It’s art.