For fall 2025, Andreas Kronthaler offered a character study of all the walks of life in the London Underground, dressing them in true Vivienne Westwood fashion, mixing cultural references from different eras and blurring the boundaries between old and new, female and male, as well as high society and street attire.
“I wanted everything absolutely different. I wanted somebody going down the Underground in London and how everybody looked different in what they’re wearing. And I always do, like, you know, variation. It’s great to give people choices. It’s one of the pleasures in life,” said Kronthaler backstage.
The designer pared back the perky-boobs-in-your-face attire from last season. Kronthaler leaned toward the androgynous side of classic Westwood. His women donned oversized English suits and elongated ties. The men, meanwhile, were not afraid to explore gender fluidity, wearing clunky heels and tactile knits.
He said the more liberated woman concept was inspired by the 1956 French romantic drama “And God Created Woman,” starring Brigitte Bardot.
“She leaves home secretly with a bird cage and a rabbit. It’s a wonderful scene; she waits for the bus and lets the rabbit and the bird out, and the bus doesn’t stop. She changed the way women are seen. Before that, girls wanted to look like their moms,” he said.
The designer also embraced winter sports. Several models walked down the runway in colorful puffers while carrying professional ski gear. “I’m from Tyrol, from the mountains in Austria. I was born with skiing. The English invented skiing, and they always come to Tyrol for their alpine training,” said Kronthaler.
The celebration of womanhood peaked at the finale. Kronthaler threw mimosas to the audience as an ode to International Women’s Day. “In Italy, they give mimosa to the ladies on this special day,” he explained.
The fall 2025 season marked the merger of the brand’s mainline and the Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood range for the first time.
