Fashion Week Spring 2009

For her Spring 2009 collection, veteran designer Vivienne Westwood created a gypsy punk grab bag for nomad fashionistas. Sheer spiderweb knits were worn with low-slung tie-front trousers and loosely-draped dresses had an improvisatory feel. Westwood got especially inventive with textiles: day-glow plastic, pastel taffeta and tulle topped with elaborate cutout overlays.