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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Alyx Gorman

Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo paired for the first time in blockbuster exhibition at the NGV

Rei Kawakubo and Vivienne Westwood
Works by Rei Kawakubo and Vivienne Westwood will be shown together at an NGV exhibition opening in December. Composite: Getty Images/The Guardian

Two era-defining avant garde fashion designers, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo, will be brought together in a blockbuster summer exhibition announced on Tuesday by the National Gallery of Victoria.

It has been more than 20 years since Westwood’s work has been exhibited extensively in Australia, and the NGV show will be the first since the designer’s death in December 2023.

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