First look: Palace and Vivienne Westwood unite on assortment with a ‘uniquely London twist’

London-based streetwear label Palace is well-known for its thriving roster of collaborations, which are likely to sway in direction of the sudden and the offbeat (Crocs, Wedgwood and Harrods have all beforehand had the Palace therapy). Others, although, make excellent sense – like a just-revealed collaboration with Vivienne Westwood, which revels within the two manufacturers’ shared spirit of independence and riot, rooted of their dwelling metropolis of London.

‘Palace is unbiased, Vivienne Westwood is unbiased, and we admire independence,’ says Lev Tanju, Palace’s co-founder, who labored with Vivienne Westwood artistic director Andreas Kronthaler on the limited-edition assortment. ‘Collaborating with Vivienne Westwood, it’s an enormous factor for us: we love them, and we at all times have. To deliver this assortment to life was a dream come true and we needed to shoot the gathering in London, our shared dwelling.’

First look: Palace Vivienne Westwood

‘From the primary day I went to Palace years in the past, I preferred what they’re doing,’ provides Kronthaler. ‘Their designs are made with high quality, they’re accessible and democratic. It felt pure for us to affix forces, it was a really playful train, and it was a pleasure working with the crew and making new pals.’

The gathering, which is titled ‘Palace Vivienne Westwood’ spans clothes, equipment and skateboards, and sees references to a few of the late Vivienne Westwood’s most memorable designs and motifs: a 1992 ‘Salon’ print is right here reproduced on a Gore-Tex hooded jacket, whereas performs on Westwood tartan function all through. Different items deliver Palace’s irreverent spirit into the Westwood world, like a picture of Tanju’s canine Stuart imprinted onto a traditional Vivienne Westwood corset.

‘This assortment is a real reflection of our shared values and influences, bringing collectively two distinct views united by a standard floor of unbiased thought, all with a uniquely London twist,’ says Gareth Skewis, who co-founded Palace with Tanju. On this spirit, a brand new brand combines the signature Palace triangle with the Vivienne Westwood orb.