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Jennifer Selden

"Bright and Sharp, my clothes are bold and emboldening; the clean lines of architectural photography and sketches inspired the stark, unusual cutting. Rich tones in combinations of lambskin, double wool jersey and bouclé wool create vibrant verticals of colour in each silhouette. Work for Vivienne Westwood Couture has cultivated a meticulous attention to detail and finish. Industrial materials influence quirky jewellery elements – semi-precious stones, knotted rope, gold loops and fastenings, tufts of fur, equestrian hardwear. The woman behind this collection has the character of Orlando from Virginia Woolf’s eponymous novel and Sally Potter’s film: determined, direct and detached; unwilling to conform yet innocent in essence."

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Rachael Barrett

"Inspired by the ethereal, haunting imagery found in the photographic work of Julia Margaret Cameron and Deborah Turbeville, the collection explores both the female form and the trapped space between body and dress: transparent silicone rubber forms garments that exaggerate the classic hourglass silhouette, while oversized dresses in chiffon, lace and sheer jersey cloak the body in a diaphanous film. The resulting layers of transparency expose the ‘negative space’ beneath the garments, which normally remains hidden."