British designer Vivienne Westwood used the London Fashion Week stage not only to showcase her chic designs but also made her support for WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, evident.
The 71-year-old designer took centre stage to a resounding applause during the show finale and sported a white t-shirt printed with her face on it along with the words, "I am Julian Assange."
"I'm a big supporter of Julian Assange," Westwood told Reuters. "He's an incredible hero because he exposes the lies of the war mafia people. I love people who stick their necks out."
And it's not just the designer who can flaunt the shirt. The "I AM JULIAN ASSANGE" T-Shirt is on sale on Westwood's site and retails for about $70.
"I support Julian Assange because he's clever and brave and the founder of Wikileaks - a brilliant organization in the public interest to expose the facts concealed and misinformation published by the authorities for their own protection. Therefore the authorities wish to punish him; they're out to get him at all costs. Wikileaks has had 90% of all donations blocked by Visa, MasterCard, Western Union, PayPal, Amazon and Bank of America, so all profits from the sale of this t-shirt will go directly to them," the product description reads.
The designer is already said to have raised about $4,700 in support of Assange through the sale of the t-shirts.
Apart from raising eyebrows with her t-shirt, Westwood impressed the audience with her imaginative and fashion forward designs. This season too, the flame haired designer's creations included her signature figure hugging dresses and stylish jackets in metallic colors and darker shades like plum and teal. The jackets were pulled together at the hips and waist to flirtatiously show off the curves.
According to AP, the designer also showcased some remarkable pieces. A prom style dress with stiff underskirts was especially eye-catching and a foil-like tight biker jacket with purple and green detailing, which was paired with harem pants embellished with sequins gained a lot of appreciation.
The models flaunted chalky makeup countered with dark lip colors and cartoonish eyebrows.
