Ohhhh...These candy-colored bags are quite fun to look at. But there is a long story behind them. This weekend, T ran a good article (nested in with a bunch of their usual conspicuously-trendified other articles- they have a pretentious tendency to try and over-prove that they know their subject matter) about their designer, Vivienne Westwood. She is someone who has gone her own way both in business, attitude, and style. I say this not because of her punk roots, but in spite of them. While punk is all about doing your own thing, going against the grain, and being the square peg with joy, it gets a bad rep as a "style".
There are pleny of punks out there without all the Hot Topic trimmings...walking around incognito. Maintaining the talent and vision to go their own way-- whether it's through music, through style, through doing what other people tell them doesn't make sense, through trying to stay zen in a world of adherence...or, like Vivienne Westwood through a creatively-driven life. I call these people "Punks for Life".
So, enjoy the article if you care to read. I'll be pasting in my favorite quote from it later on today.
Vivienne Westwood's Website Here
A little web shop is here
Check out her new World's End shop Here
T article Here
