She was the anarchic idealist who stormed the ramparts of status quo and transformed Britain.
She was a would-be revolutionary, driven by a hatred of corruption and global injustice, who despaired of the indolent passivity of youth.
Vivienne Westwood gave birth to punk, conquered haute couture and built a global empire. She invented New Romantics, sent Naomi Campbell to the catwalk wearing a traffic cone, and showed up to meet the Queen after forgetting her underwear.
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies
Vivienne Isabel Swire was born on April 8, 1941 in the village of Tintwhistle, Derbyshire, the eldest of 3 children .
His working-class parents were gifted with their hands. They encouraged her to do things, which she did enthusiastically. But they were deeply intrigued by their daughter's addiction to reading, once paying her to destroy her library card.
She had enviable self-confidence, believing herself to be an exceptional craftswoman. At Glossop High School, she saw herself “as a kind of champion”. "Honestly," she says, "at five years old, I could have made a pair of shoes."
She was the anarchic idealist who stormed the ramparts of status quo and transformed Britain.
She was a would-be revolutionary, driven by a hatred of corruption and global injustice, who despaired of the indolent passivity of youth.
Vivienne Westwood gave birth to punk, conquered haute couture and built a global empire. She invented New Romantics, sent Naomi Campbell to the catwalk wearing a traffic cone, and showed up to meet the Queen after forgetting her underwear.
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies
Vivienne Isabel Swire was born on April 8, 1941 in the village of Tintwhistle, Derbyshire, the eldest of 3 children .
His working-class parents were gifted with their hands. They encouraged her to do things, which she did enthusiastically. But they were deeply intrigued by their daughter's addiction to reading, once paying her to destroy her library card.
She had enviable self-confidence, believing herself to be an exceptional craftswoman. At Glossop High School, she saw herself “as a kind of champion”. "Honestly," she says, "at five years old, I could have made a pair of shoes."
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