Ben Westwood Protests Outside Rt Hon Harriet Harmen's House

Red Riding Hood Atsuko Kudo Protestors.

Carol singers protest outside Harriet Harman's house.

The son of Dame Vivienne and Derek Westwood, Ben, has staged a political protest outside the London home of the Equalities Minister, the Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP.

Ben Westwood is best known for his erotic photography, but earlier in 2009 he launched his own menswear collection which is stocked at A Child of The Jago, the east London menswear boutique owned by his half-brother Joseph Corre (co-founder of Agent Provocateur) and Joseph's business partner, Simon ("Barnzley) Armitage. Ben's protest took place on Christmas Eve in Dulwich, south London and involved carol singing and three representatives from the Japanese couture latex design company, Atsuko Kudo. Three ladies dressed in latex rubber Little Red Riding Hood suits frolicked in the snow outside Harriet Harman's London pad.

The ladies and Ben Westwood left stocking-filler presents for the Minister. The collaborative protest was organised by Ben and Atsuko Kudo to publicise a new piece of legislation which is currently being backed by Harriet Harman MP, to redefine and regularise artistic performers and lap dancers, There is concern that should the new law be passed, burlesque performers would be categorised with sex workers.

It is not know whether the Rt Hon Harriet Harman opened her presents or indeed joined in with the carol singing.

Atsuko Kudo's designs are world famous and most recently the company created a dress worn by Lady Ga Ga when she met the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance in London.

Words: Marian Buckley

Atsuko Kudo http://www.atsukokudo.com/

A Child Of The Jago http://achildofthejago.tumblr.com/

Agent Provocateur http://www.agentprovocateur.com/

Harriet Harman's official website http://www.harrietharman.org/