Look 36
Save the Rainforest collection, winter 2014/15
By Vivienne Westwood Gold Label
Founded and based in London
Photo by Gleeson Paulino
Model Yasmin Morais
Save the Rainforest collection, winter 2014/15
Silk, cotton, plant fibre, forest seeds
This ensemble features a tailored jacket in silk, stripe silk cotton trousers and a cotton T-shirt with a printed hand-drawn illustration by Vivienne Westwood protesting against fracking. The hat (amathayrentsi), and the necklace are traditional Ashaninka accessories, worn to express cultural identity, leadership and connection to the land.
In 2013, Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) and Andreas Kronthaler, creative director of the house and Vivienne’s husband, visited an Ashaninka-led conservation project in the Peruvian Amazon, supported by the NGO Cool Earth.
The show notes describe the collection as a free interpretation of the work of British couturier Charles Worth (1825-1895), combined with special gifts from the Amazonian ethnic groups, the Ashaninka and Awajun, that they had previously met in Peru. Moved by the community’s efforts, they donated over £1.5 million to rainforest protection. A pioneering climate activist, Westwood was one of the first major voices in fashion to speak out on global warming and
founded the Climate Revolution.
Courtesy of the brand
