Underwear Fan Andreas Kronthaler

20 July 2009

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Andreas Kronthaler matches his underwear to his outfit.

The 42-year-old fashion designer - who has been married to Dame Vivienne Westwood, 68, for 17 years - is adamant whatever he is wearing must match, and alters his briefs if he changes his outerwear.

Vivienne explained: "He has amazing attention to detail. For example, Andreas always changes his underwear according to what he's wearing. That's very important to him. Whereas I don't bother wearing any these days."

He has amazing attention to detail. For example, Andreas always changes his underwear according to what he's wearing. That's very important to him. Whereas I don't bother wearing any these days.

Andreas met Vivienne at the Vienna Academy of Arts - where he began studying aged 18 - and admits he was clueless about the industry before she came into his life.

He said: "I didn't really know much about her. I was quite a virgin towards all that. I just remember meeting her for the first time and it really struck me. I just loved her. I loved the way she looked. I always like extreme things and she was quite extreme."

Andreas feels a deep connection with his wife, and insists the difference in their ages is unimportant.

He told Britain's Observer newspaper: "For the first time, there was somebody who spoke the things that I thought. She had the same kind of outlook. She's not just fashion. It's much more that that. It's a vision. It's the world. It's everything.

"I've always preferred older people. I like that I'm getting older. I think experience is interesting. And maybe it is getting less as we get older. She stays the same. She's so young."

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