Vivienne Westwood: a Blue Lycra Printed Long Sleeve Top and a Two-tone Aubergine Silk Skirt With Black Printed Monstera Leaves 'Summertime' Collection, Spring-Summer 2000 Possible runway example The blue top open weave with metallic underlayer, with single blue-bottle fly pin badge and printed with an image of supermodel Eva Herzigová in stockings and heels; the purple satin skirt with monstera leaves printed in black, with multiple bug badges pinned, the top unlabelled, skirt labelled 'Vivienne Westwood Couture', Gold label Approximate measurement: Top: 35' chest, 33' waist, 35' length from back, Skirt: 27' waist, 38' length from back Footnotes: Vivienne Westwood's 'Summertime' collection drew inspiration from pre-Christian Bacchic rituals, referencing the Roman god Bacchus and the sexualised revelries of the Bacchanalia. Despite its orgiastic origins, the collection presented a fresh and witty show, dominated by muted colours and floral prints. The present example may be the one illustrated on the runway, where it was styled with the top worn backwards Provenance Lot 162, Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection - Part II, Christie's, 28 June 2024 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing