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Shalom. Eva. Yasmeen. Naomi. Kate. Mononyms of the<\/em> supermodels were cast in the elegant, spindly handwriting of Vivienne Westwood, the running order of her Vive La Bagatelle spring summer 1997 show printed on a feather-light shirt. For fall 2026, the Vivienne Westwood team journeyed through the late Dame\u2019s most formidable collections, creating an era-hopping tableau for a contemporary cast of characters.<\/p>\n It began with the bricolage of her Anglophilia and Five Centuries Ago collections: Tarted up tartans appeared on taffeta gowns, sharp-waisted jackets, and coquettish twin sets. Checked hunting breeches were cinched with studded belts inspired by fairground workers who would adorn their own with their girlfriends\u2019 names.<\/p>\n Next came the sensual feminine codes of mid-\u201990s Westwood: Georgian bow-adorned bustiers, a gauzy polka-dot dress, a heart-shaped cummerbund, a sporty mini-dress-cum-jacket featuring renaissance cherubs. One deep Peter Pan-collared skirt suit was inspired by the enigmatic, working girl protagonist of \u00c9douard Manet\u2019s last major work, the 1882 painting A Bar at the Folies-Berg\u00e8re<\/em>. It was a real ragtag Canterburian crew, its cobbled-togetherness kept light and free-wheeling.<\/p>\n Accessories are where the punk spirit stayed strong, with sexy triple-strap heels in cracked leather, a \u201cmotherfucker\u201d chain, and \u201cdrunken\u201d asymmetric-laced, python-print sneakers. Horse whips were affixed to totes and shoulderbags, and one fuzzy bucket bag riffed on British Yeomen Warders\u2019 hats. A sweet, robin-shaped coin purse was the collection\u2019s ode to the late designer. Denim also kept it cheeky, with beat-up jackets and washed and lasered jeans featuring a print inspired by papal robes, and quite fabulous zip-crotched pants. As always, there were nods to sustainability and innovative materials; wool was sourced from heritage tartan manufacturer Lochcarron of Scotland, and jewelry largely incorporated recycled brass.<\/p>\n A familiar fetishistic undertone was woven through both the men\u2019s and womenswear, with details taken from the recent, deliciously deviant Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood show: stockings emerged from flasher-style trenches, and an otherwise business-y pantsuit is slashed to the hip.<\/p>\n The team shared in a preview that customers continue to come to the brand looking for the Westwoodian take on contemporary tailoring, so there were pants with removable built-in corsetry and others with a boxer shorts top layer. Erotica, as you like it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n