15th Aug, 2025 13:30 GMT/BST
Vivienne Westwood
'Voyage to Cythera Collection' Harris Tweed 'Savile' Jacket, A/W 1989/90
A single-breasted long sleeve mustard-yellow tweed jacket with a black velvet-mounted collar, two pockets with flaps, another to the chest, two-button fastening embossed with 'orbs', lined
Vivienne Westwood label woven in yellow on red, size IT 38
Vivienne Westwood
'Voyage to Cythera Collection', Nude Leggings, A/W 1989/90
A pair of flesh-coloured lycra leggings, featuring a mirrored fig leaf appliqué to the crotch
Vivienne Westwood label woven in red on white, size L
Leggings
Some faint discolouration to the leggings throughout, loose threads to the fig leaf
Waist -30", 76cm
Inseam - 28", 71cm
Jacket
Some slight discolouration to the silk lining at the neckline, a few thread pulls, a small hole to the the hem of the silk lining, an area of staining to the lining, small pin head sized holes and smaller throughout garment, a few to the shoulders, to one sleeve and a few to the lower end of garment, a larger hole then the rest to the center back, outer pockets are lined with navy cotton, inner with the silk lining, some threads pulls and a few loose threads
Sleeve length -17", 43cm
Length - 32", 81cm
Bust - 42", 106.5cm
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Auction: Vivienne Westwood: Five Decades at the Cutting Edge, 15th Aug, 2025
Tennants Auctioneers is delighted to present Vivienne Westwood: Five Decades at the Cutting Edge, a single owner sale of fashion from the icon of the British fashion industry, Dame Vivienne Westwood. The auction will be launched with an Evening on Tuesday 12th August.
Vivienne Westwood broke the rules of fashion and had an extraordinary influence on British culture and design, from defining the Punk look in the 1970s to her role as global fashion icon and the activism that was central to the last years of her life.
Offering over 300 garments, the collection has been put together over the last twenty years by a Susan Baker, a passionate admirer of everything Westwood.
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Wednesday 13 August - Thursday 14 August 10am-3pm and morning of the sale from 8am
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