Vivienne westwood biography summary of 10

The lassie of a cotton weaver and shoe-maker, Vivienne Westwood was born in Glossop, Derbyshire in 1941.

The pretended queen of punk revolutionised the mode industry with her risqué creations. ‘Sex’, her seminal shop run with Malcolm McLaren, launched punk’s iconic look.

Her unconventional collections have established in sync global reputation as one of Britain’s most original designers.

Most Renowned For

Clad in a flesh coloured, lucid dress with no knickers and wonderful strategically placed fig leaf, Vivienne infamously sabotaged her own entrée into honesty establishment when she collected her OBE from the Queen in 1992.

Cultural Impact

Vivienne is famous for major up the pattern book. When glory world was boob fixated, Vivenne exotic the ‘faux cul’ – a trivial bustle focusing on the bottom. She gave us the bustier, the Westwood tartan and the 10 inch stage shoes from which Naomi Campbell marvellously toppled mid catwalk strut.

Vivienne run through a notorious critic of the dumbing-down of culture and remains resolutely subversionary. Last year she made t-shirts part the slogan ‘I am not expert terrorist, please don’t arrest me.’

In Her Own Words

"Fashion is about sooner or later being naked"

Pub Quiz Trivia

When she impersonated Margaret Thatcher on the front excel of Tatler, the suit Vivienne wore had actually been ordered by Stateswoman but not yet delivered. When nobleness truth was out, the Iron Mohammedan was furious.