Introduction
Francis Lowe is a fashion designer who was head of menswear at Vivienne Westwood by July 2009. He worked directly with Andreas Kronthaler on Vivienne Westwood Man, the house’s dedicated Milan menswear line, during a period when the division carried its own senior creative leadership inside the wider studio.
Vivienne Westwood Man had operated as a global line since 1996 and remained distinct until the 2016–17 consolidation. Lowe’s 2009 position places him among the principal creative figures of its mature phase, translating the house’s broader tailoring and historical vocabulary into the dedicated Milan menswear stream alongside Kronthaler.
Design ethos
Lowe’s work belongs to the mature Vivienne Westwood Man language, where British tailoring, historical references, altered proportion and subcultural styling were applied to a dedicated menswear line. As head of menswear he operated close to seasonal garment development, fittings and the construction of a coherent Milan runway offer.
Kronthaler was a central menswear co-author in the same period, making Lowe’s role part of a collaborative senior studio structure. His significance comes from division leadership and the practical translation of house codes into menswear.
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Career history
2009
<p>By July 2009 Francis Lowe was head of menswear at Vivienne Westwood and worked with Andreas Kronthaler on Vivienne Westwood Man. His division-level role gives the mature menswear line a named senior designer inside the wider house studio.</p>
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