Joe Corré is the son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren and one of the Directors of The Vivienne Foundation. In this filmed interview produced by Byronesque, he addresses the complex and controversial business of authenticating Sex and Seditionaries items. Taking us on a journey from the beginning of punk to Pirates and the rise of Vivienne Westwood the brand; discussing items from original Seditionaries to licensed designs by BOY, legitimate re-issues and rare pieces from throughout the rest of Vivienne’s long career.

To illustrate that ‘authenticating’ the punk era of Vivienne Westwood, created in collaboration with Malcolm McLaren, is not an exact science, Byronesque asked Julie Zerbo, a fashion lawyer and founder of The Fashion Law, to interview Joe. Throughout the interview, Joe shares stories and details that only someone who was there at the time with Vivienne and Malcolm would know, casting doubt on self-appointed experts who weren’t.