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Archival Vivienne Westwood Red Label "Yin Yang" Asymmetric Skirt Suit Set - F/W 2000 Runway Prototype / Showroom Sample - Size S (IT 42)

Archival Vivienne Westwood Red Label "Yin Yang" Asymmetric Skirt Suit Set - F/W 2000 Runway Prototype / Showroom Sample - Size S (IT 42)

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Provenance, Historical Significance & Iconography
THE ULTIMATE MUSEUM GRAIL: VIVIENNE WESTWOOD "YIN YANG SUIT" (UNRELEASED ATELIER PROTOTYPE / SHOWROOM SAMPLE – RED LABEL F/W 2000–2001 LONDON DEBUT)
An extraordinary, investment-grade sartorial artifact officially documented in prestigious international fine art registries under its designated historical title: the Vivienne Westwood "Yin Yang Suit". 
This legendary design features a highly sophisticated, mathematical "alternating background grid" where the monochrome checks deliberately invert dominance. This specific structural matrix is a direct archival revival of the historic, bias-cut grid skirt worn extensively by Dame Vivienne Westwood herself in 1977, famously captured in early London Punk photographic records alongside her iconic Seditionaries "God Save the Queen" muslin tops.

Archival Curation Note: The identical historical grid pattern and bias-cut construction of the skirt can be verified in the official British Vogue archives worn by Vivienne Westwood. Click here to view the 1977 historical visual documentation in the Vogue Archive.

While initially misattributed by secondary art market auctioneers to the mid-1990s, our in-house forensic archival research confirms this specific structural matrix was developed for the historic Red Label Fall/Winter 2000/2001 London Runway Presentation. Video archives verify that the radical asymmetrical jacket closure, the specific Orb side-button hardware, and the alternating grid pattern were core design elements of that specific catwalk. This physical artifact, however, serves as an unreleased atelier prototype or early showroom sample, offering a rare, unfiltered glimpse into Westwood’s raw design process before commercialization. Westwood famously re-activated her most personal, radical punk-tailoring patterns to celebrate this era, delivering a monumental bridge between 1970s London subversion and master-tier European manufacturing.
Design & Structural Architecture
A masterclass in Westwood's legendary deconstructed pattern-cutting and optical illusion aesthetics.
  • The Drunken Asymmetric Jacket: Engineered with a heavily skewed, multi-panel front axis featuring intentionally misaligned buttoning that forces a dramatic, sculptural fold-over collar. Can be styled open as a sweeping portrait collar or buttoned high for an avant-garde geometric silhouette.
  • The Alternating "Yin Yang" Grid: Features a highly technical dual-tone pattern matrix where the charcoal-navy and ivory-cream grids alternate dominance across the collar, jacket body, and skirt panels, creating immense shifting contrast in motion.
  • The Orb Signature Hardware: Secured with premium, mirror-finish silver metallic buttons embossed with the iconic Vivienne Westwood Royal Orb & Saturn ring insignia.
Auction Provenance & Institutional Trading Pedigree
REGISTERED MASTER LOT | EUROPEAN DIRECTORY CHAIN
The garment’s institutional pedigree is uniquely verified through its documented market chain: originally entering the secondary art market through a specialized luxury auction in Germany, it was subsequently selected for premium curation and re-entered through the prestigious avant-garde auction circuits in Turin, Italy, before being secured for this archive from an elite private collection in Berlin. 
Curator's Condition & Archival Integrity Report
  • Classification: Vault Quality Archival Condition (Grade A+ / Showroom Sample).
  • Preservation State: Pristine condition. The wool-blend weave remains completely stiff, displaying zero pilling, friction matting, or storage stress.
  • Archival Integrity & Forensic Atelier Evidence: Unlike mass-produced commercial releases, the physical construction of this suit proves its origin as an early fitting prototype or showroom sample. The interior of the bias-cut skirt features raw, non-commercial zig-zag stitching—a traditional atelier technique used to maintain the absolute fluid drape of the bias cut without the rigidity of industrial overlock seams. To maintain the completely fluid, organic drape of the bias-cut wool grid, these inner seams were deliberately left raw and asymmetric—perfectly preserving the traditional, non-mass-produced couture craftsmanship of the era.
  • The Fitter's Tag: Crucially, the skirt retains a completely faded, blank cotton Fitter’s Tag (Model Tag) sewn into the inner seam, a definitive hallmark of runway fitting sessions and in-house studio development.


  • Archival Care: Meticulously processed utilizing our specialized in-house molecular ozone treatment to guarantee absolute museum-level sterilization and immediate wearable readiness.
Specifications & Measurements
  • House / Brand: Vivienne Westwood Red Label (Unreleased Atelier Sample - Made in Italy by Staff International)
  • Origin: 100% Authentic Made in Italy
  • Marked Size: Italy 42
  • Size Tendency Note: Runs significantly smaller than contemporary luxury scales due to the structural, non-stretch panel construction. Tends perfectly toward a modern European Size 36 / Small to narrow 38 (US 4-6 / UK 8-10). Please respect the flat measurements below.
Flat Measurements (Laid Flat & Unstretched)
  • Jacket - Pit-to-Pit: 45 cm / 17.7 inches
  • Jacket - Shoulder: 45 cm / 17.7 inches
  • Jacket - Length: 37 cm / 14.6 inches
  • Skirt - Waist: 30 cm / 11.8 inches
  • Skirt - Hips: 53 cm / 20.9 inches
  • Skirt - Length: 66.5 cm / 26.2 inches
Material Composition
  • Jacket: 80% Virgin Wool / Lana, 20% Polyamide / Nylon (specifically engineered by the atelier to hold the structural rigidity of the asymmetrical portrait collar).
  • Skirt: Estimated matching wool-blend (Internal care label present but completely faded/illegible due to age and sample-status).
  • Production: Made in Italy (Atelier / Production Prot

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A Note on Archival Fashion
Please keep in mind that these rare pieces have lived a past life. Minimal signs of wear or a natural patina are entirely normal and part of their unique history.
Care & Condition
I treat every garment with the utmost respect. Each piece is carefully hand-washed, steamed, or ozone-treated so it reaches you in beautiful, ready-to-wear condition. However, due to the age and nature of vintage textiles, a very faint vintage scent may occasionally linger.
Sizing & Fit
To showcase the intended drape and silhouette in our editorial photos, garments that are larger than the model may be subtly pinned. Please never rely on the photos alone for sizing; always use the detailed flat-lay measurements provided in the description to ensure a perfect fit.
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