Stylist Vivienne Westwood, a major figure in British fashion and swingin’ London, died on Thursday at the age of 81. The house she founded made the announcement in the evening on Twitter.
She revolutionized fashion, translating into her fabrics the rock spirit that blew through her time, embodied theunderground Londoner, and contributed to the birth of punk. Stylist Vivienne Westwood died on Thursday at the age of 81.
“Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London. The world needs people like Vivienne to take a step in the right direction,” the brand said. she founded.
godmother of punk
Born Vivienne Swire, she had kept the name of her first husband Derek Westwood after their divorce in 1966. In addition to her clothes, Vivienne Westwood was the craftsman of another creation of first importance, shaking up the 1970s and the world music. It is indeed in his London clothing store – called “SEX” – that the Sex Pistols, the first wick of the British punk movement, were formed, under the rule of their manager Malcolm McLaren, then the companion of Vivienne Westwood.
