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Vivienne Westwood Automne-Hiver 2024/2025
“Andreas bought me Goethe’s ‘The Sorrows of Young Werther’ (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe, 1774). It was the first tragic novel, and it caused a sensation – and was one of the factors which led to the Romantic movement. Napoleon took ‘Werther’ on his Egyptian campaign in 1798 – and when he met Goethe in 1808, he told him that he had read the book seven times – he decorated him. It is still a model of literature in the education curriculum across Europe.” ~ Vivienne WestwoodOur collection began here – looking to the early 19 th century ‘Empire style’ movement: the Napoleonic aesthetic, the extravagant opulence of Imperial Rome – references to classical antiquity and military uniform.Full sleeves, high collars, and drapery - gilt metal frames, equestrian polished leather acces…
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