Designer Gowns From Vivienne Westwood

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Vivienne Westwood has designed our new Kings College 'Academic Gowns'. The College have new awarding authority (previously awards had been from University of London) so decided a new gown was in order.

Vivienne Westwood commented: ‘Through my reworking of the traditional robe I tried to link the past, the present and the future. We are what we know.’

Vivienne designing academic gowns? Sounds like an unlikely venture for the crotch flashing pensioner. But before you get excited and start conjuring images of tartan robes with safety pins, the gowns are surprisingly traditional; black with a Kings College London Lion button on each shoulder, they are not as exotic as her usual runway offerings.

The coloured sashes represent your degree type and I am annoyed that Humanities are stuck with green! Dental Institute get fushia, School of Medicine get purple and Nursing and Midwifery get Lilac. Heck even the Lawyers get silver!

Oh well, it will probably be the only chance I will get to wear Westwood this year...