vivienne westwood aw26 | anglophilia

Andreas Kronthaler’s latest trip through the Vivienne Westwood vaults for Autumn/Winter 2026 feels like a chaotic trip to a very expensive jumble sale. Titled ‘Anglophilia,’ the collection pulls historical ghosts from their graves, taking inspiration from the formal, regal portraits of the Tudor court, and drops them into a contemporary London setting. Kronthaler is approaching the ‘DIY Victorianism’ that artists like PinkPantheress have already spent years turning into a global mood, making the jarring clash of Y2K irony and antique stiffness feel like a perfectly natural way to navigate the 2020s. Regal portraits from the Tudor court act as the primary blueprint, with Hans Holbein’s 16th-century subjects influencing the open sleeves and corseted knitwear. The Maison has successfully stripped away the royal formality to reveal something far more feral. Hunting breeches and checked corduroy appear cobbled together as if the wearer got dressed in the dark after a particularly long night in the countryside. Sweet twinsets and picnic blanket tailoring add a layer of domestic softness, yet the overall mood remains delightfully eccentric. Felted tailoring and lasered florals act as a canvas for faded, handwritten names: a direct callback to the model running order from the legendary Spring/Summer 1997 ‘Vive... Read more » The post vivienne westwood aw26 | anglophilia appeared first on Schön! Magazine.