Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood is one of the most well-known British fashion designers of all time. Tintwistle, Derbyshire, is where she was born. She worked for various fashion firms after studying at Harrow College of Art and later at the Royal College of Art before entering into company with Malcolm McLaren in 1971. The pair became recognised for their ludicrous disruptive concepts, which challenged mainstream architectural perspectives.

Westwood's design defies all logic. She adorned her clothes with ropes, needles, blades, bicycle chains, and other objects, combining strange makeup and hairdos. She was recognised by fashion reviewers as revitalizing British fashion just a few years after the launch of her first collection, Pirates, in Paris in 1983. Vivienne Westwood also mixes 17th-century inspired designs into her collections, such as bouffant pirate shirts, Queen Josephine evening gowns, and strapless micro dresses from the 1980s.

Her avant-garde designs served to define the punk and new romanticism sectors. She was also an outspoken opponent of capitalism and played an influential role in the sustainable fashion movement. Throughout her career, she has also been interested in a variety of political and environmental concerns. Vivienne Westwood is regarded as one of the twentieth century's most important and innovative fashion designers, and her work has been displayed in museums all around the world.

Born: 1941
Died: 2022
Nationality: English
Brand: Vivienne Westwood