the Eccentric COVER STORY Photography Oliver Beckmann Style Elke Dostal c/o Nina Klein Agency Model Jee Hye Lee c/o Izaio Management Hair Style, Makeup Jane Jakobi Nina Klein Agency Assistance Michel Truong Nhu Location Nakedstudios
fig. "Referring to a person or to the acts and behavior of a person, bizarre, extravagant, departing from common ways" It is clear that this adjective is perfect for a personality like that of Vivienne Westwood who has been, throughout her life, decidedly against custom. Precisely this way of being of her, probably, has always kept her away from the media. I doubt she really liked journalists (except her declared sympathy for Julian Assange) or fashion magazines, although in the end she was part of the system. I don't think she wanted to be a "fashion" designer either. I think more that she wanted to sell was a style, hers, and that she did it very well. Eccentric, then, yes. She has never cared about doing things that almost nobody did in fashion. Leaving the women's fashion week, for example, to present her collections via the look book. And what a look book! I want to pay homage to not only her out-of-the-ordinary clothing style, but BEING out-of-the-ordinary and living boldly. Hoping that I will be able to do the same, living fully and proudly supporting what I believe in. -Marta Forgione
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