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BACKSTAGE AT PFW: AK FOR VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

Viral dogs, skateboards and chair-hats were the norm for the creative director Andreas Kronthaler’s SS19 collection.

Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 skater boy
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 horse
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 skater boy
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 horse

In Afghanistan, cycling might be considered taboo for women, but skateboarding is permitted. And in Jessica Fulford-Dobson‘s extraordinary book, Skate Girls of Kabul, young girls in vibrant, flowing garms are seen tearing around skate parks with wild abandon.

And this striking photo series is the inspiration behind Andreas Kronthaler’s latest collection for Vivienne Westwood (creative director and husband of the punk legend) – where bright, kitschy, unbridled fun was the priority.

Street-style jerseys emblazoned with viral Instagram dog sensation Boo the Pomeranian, horse corsets (with matching backwards-turned baseball caps), tea-tray peplum dresses, and skater boys in ruched dresses bombed down the runway.

Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 toy
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 boo pomeranian
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 toy
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 boo pomeranian
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 model group
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 tulle
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 model group
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 tulle
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 perspex
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 perspex
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 horse dress
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 slogan
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 horse dress
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 slogan
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 blue hair catwalk
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 dress
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 blue hair catwalk
Backstage at PFW: Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood SS19 dress