Westwood family slams Riyadh Fashion Week function, McCartney also to present; Vivienne Foundation launches tees

Vivienne Westwood’s involvement with Riyadh Fashion Week has come below fireplace from the late designer’s family together with her granddaughter criticising it and saying latest selections by the model, together with its choice to present in Riyadh, “do not align with the values or wishes” of the late designer.

Cora Corré. has been essential of different facets of the model’s actions because the demise of Westwood in late 2022.

But the Westwood firm has defended its involvement saying its presence on the occasion is “a way to encourage dialogue” and “build understanding”.

It’s not the one Western model exhibiting there within the first season that the style week has been opened up to worldwide labels.

Sustainability and anti-animal-cruelty pioneer Stella McCartney will shut Riyadh Fashion Week together with her first-ever present within the Middle East, on October 21.

The present will function a particular edit of latest collections alongside a collection of “archival looks that reflect the house’s enduring design codes and commitment to innovation”.

The firm mentioned the “95% conscious, 100% cruelty-free collection will be presented to a new regional audience, spotlighting the brand’s pioneering approach to sustainable fashion”.

The assortment will showcase vegan options to ostrich leather-based in YATAY M (formulated utilizing fungi mycelium and recycled supplies), forest-friendly viscose, deadstock materials, recycled mesh designed to safely break down on the finish of its life, GOTS-certified natural cotton and silk, and recycled nylon, polyester, and cotton.

Embroidery consists of lead-free crystals, faceted beaded chains, and resin-based vegan pearls.

Meanwhile, information of Vivienne Westwood’s look on the Riyadh runway (which incorporates the creation of unique items for the occasion) got here shortly earlier than the Vivienne Foundation — which is unconnected to the corporate — unveiled a brand new special-edition assortment of T-shirts, that includes 4 “iconic” prints and retailing at £150 every.

Kate Moss, Fontaines DC, and Cora Corré all star within the  supporting marketing campaign shot remotely by Nick Knight SHOWstudio.

The T-shirts are the primary official challenge from The Vivienne Foundation since Westwood’s demise with the inspiration saying there will probably be a “special run of 500 luxury T-shirts designed by Vivienne herself” with all income donated to “four grassroots organisations aligned with the Foundation’s pillars of activism”.