WORLD'S END (F.1981)                 
A 'MINI CRINI' COLLECTION WIRED SKIRT
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WORLD'S END (F.1981) A 'MINI CRINI' COLLECTION WIRED SKIRT

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WORLD'S END (F.1981)
A 'MINI CRINI' COLLECTION WIRED SKIRT
Spring/Summer 1985, of cotton printed in black and yellow, internally fitted with three hoops, with designer's label
Literature
C. Wilcox, Vivienne Westwood, London, 2004, p.73 (related example illustrated)
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
Sale room notice
This item does not have the designer's label.

Lot Essay

Here we can see the influence of literally 'straight laced' 18th century costume on the work of this designer. Perhaps more than any other contemporary designer, Westwood draws on her knowledge of the fashions of the past to give her thoroughly modern creations a historical twist.

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