Reconstruction

By Alison Moloney, Vivienne Westwood

Subjects: Exhibitions, Beauty and Fashion, Fashion design, Fashion designers

Description: This exhibition catalogue celebrates the work of seven leading UK fashion designers: Hussein Chalayan; Peter Jensen; Sophia Kokosalaki; Marios Schwab; Paul Smith; Vivienne Westwood; Osman Yousefzada. It reveals a shared approach, involving a skilful distillation of elements of their respective pasts - either personal moments or a collective cultural heritage - to create contemporary garments with narrative.