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Vivienne Westwood · SS274 October 2026

Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS27 at the Palais de la Femme: Farida Khelfa opens, bazin cottons bought in Barbès, a late-17th-century Cheat Jacket as the method, nightshirts and swimwear, tulle corsetry, punk poet Stuart McKenzie on the soundtrack

Vivienne Westwood's Spring 2027 show ran on the afternoon of Saturday 3 October at the Palais de la Femme, as the Pride march crossed Paris. The collection piled flowers on flowers and set vivid prints and beachwear against historical references and the house's punk codes, with the men's looks and the women's cut from the same cloth. Kronthaler said the inspiration began in Barbès.

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01FARIDA KHELFA OPENED ANDREAS KRONTHALER'S SPRING 2027 SHOW FOR VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, AT THE PALAIS DE LA FEMME IN PARIS.
02THE COLOUR STARTED IN BARBÈS, IN NORTHERN PARIS, WHERE KRONTHALER BOUGHT BAZIN COTTONS IN THE FABRIC SHOPS.
03A LATE-17TH-CENTURY CHEAT JACKET WAS THE OTHER STARTING POINT: FINE CLOTH AT THE FRONT, HUMBLER FABRIC WHERE THE EYE DOESN'T GO.
04THERE WERE SLOUCHY NIGHTSHIRTS, AND SWIMWEAR.
05LIGHT TULLE CORSETRY WAS WORN OVER AND UNDER THE BODY.
06THE PUNK POET STUART MCKENZIE PERFORMED LIVE OVER THE SOUNDTRACK.
07GUESTS ARRIVED THROUGH THE PRIDE MARCH, WHICH HAD SNARLED THE TRAFFIC ACROSS PARIS.

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