designer Vivienne Westwood he died at the age of 81. His departure is not only a great loss for the fashion industry, but also for the world. An activist at heart, he has the courage to break things down for change. Not infrequently, his enthusiasm has caused controversy.
It’s hard not to notice Vivienne Westwood in the ranking of the best designers in the world. Without her, it might be impossible for today’s designers to appear interested in social and environmental issues outside of personal commercial or corporate interests.
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Vivienne Westwood in April 1983. That year marked her debut at Paris Fashion Week. (Photo: Andy Hosie/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix Getty Images)
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Starting her career as a designer in the 1960s, Vivienne Isabel Swire, like her birth name, emerged when the punk movement was invading big cities in England, especially London. Punk is here to break the establishment and protest the governing elites who are not in favor of the people’s interests.
The design was full of punk elements and contradicted the dominance of elegant female aesthetics, which at that time was still dictated by labels high fashion established Europe.
Uniquely, the woman born in Tintwistle, Derbyshire on April 8, 1941 visualizes punk through romantic design lines with strong Victorian references. For both men’s and women’s clothing.
“I was really fascinated by punk and seeing if anyone could speak out against a system,” he told the Guardian in 2007.
 Viviane Westwood with Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren in the 1970s. (Photo: Daily Mirror/Bill Kennedy/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) |
Interest Vivienne Westwood about punk also can’t be separated from his proximity to the Sex Pistols personnel.
A few years after her creations premiered at Paris Fashion Week in 1983, Vivienne Westwood began to gain recognition. Vogue reported, fashion critics have praised her creations as the British version of designer Christian Lacroix high fashion French fort with experimental combinations of patterns and ornaments.
John Fairchild, editor of fashion media Women’s Wear Daily, called Vivienne “Alice in Fashion Wonderland” in his book “Chic Savages”, published in 1989. Her name is also included in the list of the six most influential fashion designers of the 20th century. century.
 Vivienne Westwood at a fashion show at London Fashion Week in September 2015. (Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) |
That same year, she posed as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for the cover of Tatler magazine. He was wearing a suit ordered by Thatcher which never arrived
However, who would have thought that behind her ‘rebellious’ figure, Vivienne had worked as a primary school teacher in London.
“I was a very good teacher at the time. It’s just that I really like kids who are thought to be rebellious and dissident,” she said. Perhaps this too has ignited a punk soul in him.
 Vivienne Westwood at Buckingham Palace, London, receiving her OBE from Queen Elizabeth II in 1992. (Photo: Martin Keene – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images) |
Fashion is also a place where Vivienne can express herself as an environmental and political activist. He is known for being vocal in supporting the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Her figure was once controversial when she received the UK’s OBE award in 1992. During a photo shoot with photographers in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace, Vivienne Westwood, known for being highly critical of the Queen, posed by rotating her skirt , exposing his bottomless subordinates. “Listen, the Queen was amused when she saw the photo,” she said.
However, she has again received appreciation from Queen Elizabeth II for her contribution to the advancement of the British fashion industry. In 2006, her name officially assumed the title of “Dame”.
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Not a person realist or ardent royalist, Vivienne Westwood remains admired by members of the British Empire. Her clothing designs are often a mainstay for Kate Middleton, Princess Eugenie and even Queen Consort Camilla.
It’s hard not to love Vivienne Westwood regardless of controversy. The designer’s creative spirit and activism will always be remembered.
He died peacefully on Thursday (29/12/2022) in London surrounded by his loved ones, including his husband Andreas Kronthaler, who was also his colleague.
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