Burberry teams up with Vivienne Westwood in a celebration of British style

Burberry teams up with Vivienne Westwood in a celebration of British style

Friday, July 6, Burberry's chief creative officer, Riccardo Tisci, announced news of a forthcoming collection in partnership with the British fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood. It will be Burberry's first collaborative project since Riccardo Tisci took the helm of the fashion house, succeeding Christopher Bailey, March 1.

Chief creative officer, Riccardo Tisci, has announced a Burberry collaboration with Vivienne Westwood. (Twitter picture)

This latest collab brings together two of the major names of British fashion, with the house of Burberry joining forces with the legendary designer, Vivienne Westwood, on a collaborative collection. The collaboration will feature reimagined styles from the designer’s legendary archive in a celebration of British style and heritage.

“Vivienne is the most unique champion of British style and has been a huge inspiration for so many of us. I am incredibly proud of what we will be creating together,” Riccardo Tisci said on Instagram.

Burberry hasn’t yet released any more details about the collab, other than that it will be a limited-edition collection launching in December 2018.

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