ok enough joking!
This women has done exstensive collections with hints to royalty and decadence and misplaced elegance.
Here are a couple at a quick glance
Harris Tweed
Harris Tweed was inspired by Westwood’s memories of the clothes worn by the young Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth. The Queen had already been the object of Westwood's attention during her Silver Jubilee in 1977, when her image adorned t-shirts sporting a safety pin through her nose. Ten years on, however, the antagonistic jibe at the establishment was gone, giving way to an affectionate parody of that most English of ladies and heralding a return to the traditional fit of English tailoring.
Mini Crini
The Mini-Crini collection saw an increasingly shaped look, the antithesis of the masculine shoulder pads and tight hip styles that were current in the 1980s. Westwood's historical research had led her to believe that clothes were about 'changing the shape of the body, about having a restriction'. She now wanted to 'make things that fitted'.
Inspired by the ballet Petrushka, Westwood devised a 'mini-crini' that combined the tutu with an abbreviated form of the Victorian crinoline.
These collections helped me to see how inspiration from royalty may not end up with a typical cliché gorgeous ball gown with frills galore, but how a simple statement can make a big impact
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