Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood is one of the most recognized and influential designers for fashion in this era of consumerism. She was 25 years old, married, and went to church and taught in a local primary school. she lived in England. she met Malcolm Mclaren, and he led her into the underground of the late 1960’s street. He talked to her on the political power of art and liberated her creative desires from their bondage in working class conformity. After hearing this she could no longer keep quiet in her daily life routine. she started to become a streamtress for the subculture of pop/punk.
she opened a store called LET IT ROCK and it sold ripped T-shirts, chains and assorted bondage gear that she herself designed and wore. She even became the dress coordinator for the Sex Pistols!
The early 1980s was the time of the New Romantics,she changed to a new vision of Pirates. this collection had lots of buckles, boots, etc, this collection was shown in a show at Paris and it secured her fame for good. shes been designing clothes ever since, now with a somewhat victorian feel to it. she is also a global activist for saving the earth! :)



Westwood in her clothing from her store LET IT ROCK





Vivian Westwood now









from her recent line