{"title":"Vivienne Westwood","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"archival-vivienne-westwood-red-label-yin-yang-wool-suit-1999-2001-runway-nos-xs","title":"Archival Vivienne Westwood Red Label \"Yin Yang\" Asymmetric Wool Skirt Suit Set - NOS \/ Size S (IT 42)","description":"\u003cp\u003e## Provenance, Historical Significance \u0026amp; Iconography\u003cbr\u003e**THE ULTIMATE MUSEUM GRAIL: VIVIENNE WESTWOOD \"YIN YANG SUIT\" (CIRCA 1993–1995 DESIGN MATRIX \/ RED LABEL MILLENNIUM EMISSION)**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary, investment-grade sartorial artifact officially documented in prestigious international fine art registries under its designated historical title: the Vivienne Westwood **\"Yin Yang Suit\"**. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis legendary design features a highly sophisticated, mathematical \"alternating background grid\" where the monochrome checks deliberately invert dominance. This specific structural matrix is a direct archival revival of the historic, bias-cut grid skirt worn extensively by Dame Vivienne Westwood herself in 1977, famously captured in early London Punk photographic records alongside her iconic Seditionaries \"God Save the Queen\" muslin tops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 15px 0; padding: 12px; border-left: 4px solid #000; background-color: #f9f9f9; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchival Curation Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e The identical historical grid pattern and bias-cut construction of the skirt can be verified in the official British Vogue archives worn by Vivienne Westwood. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/media.vogue.co.uk\/photos\/5d54812612e31a0008483610\/master\/w_2048%2Cc_limit\/original\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000; font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Click here to view the 1977 historical visual documentation in the Vogue Archive. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile fine art registrars catalog the garment under its original mid-1990s conceptual design matrix (1990–1995), this specific physical artifact represents the ultra-rare, definitive commercial release from the historic **Red Label Millennium Debut (1999–2001)** manufactured by Staff International in Italy. Westwood famously re-activated her most personal, radical punk-tailoring patterns to celebrate the launch of the Red Label mainline, delivering a monumental bridge between 1970s London subversion and master-tier European manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## Design \u0026amp; Structural Architecture\u003cbr\u003eA masterclass in Westwood's legendary deconstructed pattern-cutting and optical illusion aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* **The Drunken Asymmetric Jacket:** Engineered with a heavily skewed, multi-panel front axis featuring intentionally misaligned buttoning that forces a dramatic, sculptural fold-over collar. Can be styled open as a sweeping portrait collar or buttoned high for an avant-garde geometric silhouette.\u003cbr\u003e* **The Alternating \"Yin Yang\" Grid:** Features a highly technical dual-tone pattern matrix where the charcoal-navy and ivory-cream grids alternate dominance across the collar, jacket body, and skirt panels, creating immense shifting contrast in motion.\u003cbr\u003e* **The Orb Signature Hardware:** Secured with premium, mirror-finish silver metallic buttons embossed with the iconic Vivienne Westwood Royal Orb \u0026amp; Saturn ring insignia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## Auction Provenance \u0026amp; Institutional Trading Pedigree\u003cbr\u003e**REGISTERED MASTER LOT | EUROPEAN DIRECTORY CHAIN**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe garment’s institutional pedigree is uniquely verified through its documented market chain: originally entering the secondary art market through a specialized luxury auction in Germany, it was subsequently selected for premium curation and re-entered through the prestigious avant-garde auction circuits in Turin, Italy, before being secured for this archive from an elite private collection in Berlin. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## Curator's Condition \u0026amp; Archival Integrity Report\u003cbr\u003e* **Classification:** Vault Quality Archival Condition (Grade A+).\u003cbr\u003e* **Preservation State:** Pristine condition. The lightweight wool weave remains completely stiff, displaying zero pilling, friction matting, or storage stress.\u003cbr\u003e* **Archival Integrity \u0026amp; Internal Couture Engineering:** Highly remarkable for elite curators, the interior construction of the skirt exhibits the distinct, raw, and unversed 'atelier-cut' seams characteristic of Westwood's radical punk heritage. To maintain the completely fluid, organic drape of the bias-cut wool grid, the inner seams were deliberately left raw and asymmetric by Staff International—perfectly preserving the traditional, non-mass-produced couture craftsmanship of the era (highly reminiscent of 1990s Gianni Versace runway construction).\u003cbr\u003e* **Archival Care:** Meticulously processed utilizing our specialized in-house molecular ozone treatment to guarantee absolute museum-level sterilization and immediate wearable readiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## Specifications \u0026amp; Measurements\u003cbr\u003e* **House \/ Brand:** Vivienne Westwood Red Label (Millennium Production - Made in Italy)\u003cbr\u003e* **Origin:** 100% Authentic Made in Italy\u003cbr\u003e* **Marked Size:** Italy 42\u003cbr\u003e* **Size Tendency Note:** Runs significantly smaller than contemporary luxury scales due to the structural, non-stretch panel construction. Tends perfectly toward a modern European Size 36 \/ Small to narrow 38 (US 4-6 \/ UK 8-10). Please respect the flat measurements below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"undefined\"\u003e### Flat Measurements (Laid Flat \u0026amp; Unstretched)\u003cbr\u003e* **Jacket - Pit-to-Pit:** 45 cm \/ 17.7 inches\u003cbr\u003e* **Jacket - Shoulder:** 45 cm \/ 17.7 inches\u003cbr\u003e* **Jacket - Length:** 37 cm \/ 14.6 inches\u003cbr\u003e* **Skirt - Waist:** 30 cm \/ 11.8 inches\u003cbr\u003e* **Skirt - Hips:** 53 cm \/ 20.9 inches\u003cbr\u003e* **Skirt - Length:** 66.5 cm \/ 26.2 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### Material Composition\u003cbr\u003e* **Outer Shell:** 100% Light Wool \/ Lana Vergine\u003cbr\u003e* **Production:** Made in Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novum ex vetere Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53906233459035,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/2922\/9403\/files\/P1015385.jpg?v=1788180676"}],"url":"https:\/\/novum-ex-vetere-vintage.com\/en-my\/collections\/vivienne-westwood.oembed","provider":"Novum ex vetere Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}