Designer Showcase : Vivienne Westwood: Ready to Scare

Vivienne Westwood is always way

ahead of her own game:

I mean, by the time "Sex and the City"

premiered the styles already bored her,

so she left before "the dress". Her gift to

Carrie became recognised as one of the

movie's most iconic features.

It was a little over the top, but then so is Vivienne.

Nevertheless, the 3/4 length version at

$9800 sold out the very first morning!

Too bad, I could have worn it to my own wedding...

But in case you are still thinking you need an excuse to wear one of her designs, think about this instead: maybe its time to have a runway party. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

The "Queen of Punk" makes it easy. Her Paris Runway Ready to Wear Spring 2010 show makes it easy get dressed up the old fashioned way: full on makeup, hair to there and well, blingbling.

Theatrical, and costumey, to be sure, but as usual on her own terms.