Many fashion figures pay tribute to the designer, who died Thursday at the age of 81.
From Stella McCartney to Victoria Beckham via Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Claudia Schiffer, the fashion world is paying tribute to the committed British designer Vivienne Westwood, a punk icon who died Thursday at the age of 81.
“Vivienne Westwood’s obsession was to change our habits by changing the world”, summarized for AFP the French stylist, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, welcoming a “wonderful woman, courageous and determined in her convictions”, who fascinated from their first encounter with his “Chicken Bone T-Shirts”.
“Her strength was that she was not just about fashion, but about conscience”, he added, recalling that “her ultimate struggle and her ultimate sadness were the living conditions of Julian Assange”. She had also designed the wedding dress of his wife, Stella Assange, who paid tribute to her on Twitter.
“The undisputed queen of British fashion”
Ultra-politicized and committed to the environment, the great lady of fashion died, surrounded by her family in Clapham, south London.
“Mocked down by the fashion industry, she is undeniably the undisputed queen of British fashion,” tweeted British musician Boy George.
“I am so sad to learn of the death of legendary designer and activist, Dame Vivienne Westwood”, for her part published in story on Instagram the former Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham, converted into fashion.
Mourning the disappearance of “one of the rarest British fashion icons”, her colleague and compatriot Stella McCartney hailed on the same network the one who “invented punk” and “inspired her career with bravery”.
Model Claudia Schiffer also paid tribute to her “genius” and “her unique voice, which will be irreplaceable and missed”.
Other celebrities from the world of cinema have also expressed their admiration. “Rest in punk”, thus wrote American actress Jamie Lee Curtisthe star of Sex and the City Kim Cattral also saluting a legend”.
