Designer punk rebel dame... Vivienne Westwood was all this and more. One of the main
architects of the 1970s punk era the inimitable Westwood refused to take fashion too seriously
finding unique and arresting ways to subvert tradition and challenge the status quo. But her
impact on the industry was more than ripped T-shirts. A master of tailoring and mistress of
corsetry she deconstructed street fashion and parodied English looks with tight waists
bustles and a zany take on tartan and Harris Tweed. Clients include Dita Von Teese FKA Twigs
and Doja Cat her signature designs have featured in Japanese manga Nana and having
captivated the TikTok generation her vintage pieces still go viral today. Punk in both
fashion and politics to the very end Vivienne Westwood will remain an icon of fashion and
feminism for generations to come.
