Where Else Is Orange Protest Showing Up? In London High Fashion!

With a Rebel Yell

Young designers at London Fashion Week displayed a daring streak, as well as literary inspiration.

by Booth Moore
LA Times Staff Writer
2/17/08

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... But here in London, there's still a rebel spirit...Then there's Vivienne Westwood, the oldest young designer in the business, returning to the London catwalk for the first time in nine years, with a cross-dressing model in a pair of "Guantanamo orange" panties with the slogan "Fair Trial My Arse" across the backside.

These are designers who have something to say!
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Of course, none of it looked as good as Westwood did taking her bow. Orange hair flying, she walked the runway in a sparkly shrug and the highest heels in the room.

A true London original.

booth.moore@latimes.com