Light streamed through the stained glass of the Institut de France onto a surreal stage: a lone cellist playing a melancholy air, next to an upside-down umbrella and a rotating tableau of dying sunflowers. It was a theatrical overture for Saturday’s Paris Fashion Week. This was spring — Vivienne Westwood style.

Paris Fashion Week: Vivienne Westwood Work On Display

<p>While the late designer Vivienne Westwood was widely celebrated as a champion of the LGBTQ+ community, a recent investigation suggests that her eponymous fashion house, specifically its CEO Carlo D&rsquo;Amario, may not share the same values. According to a report in The Guardian newspaper, an independent inquiry has upheld multiple allegations of homophobic behaviour against D&rsquo;Amario.</p>
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<p>The claims first surfaced in 2023 when the CEO was accused of bullying and using homophobic slurs.</p>
<p>Now, after an extensive investigation, five allegations against him have been found to be valid, stated the report.</p>
<h2>Cora Corr&eacute;'s departure and further claims</h2>
<p>In November 2023, Vivienne Westwood&rsquo;s granddaughter, Cora Corr&eacute;, publicly resigned from the company, citing D&rsquo;Amario&rsquo;s alleged misconduct.</p>
<p>She accused him of attempting to block trademarks to prevent the Vivienne Foundation, a charity established by Westwood, from raising funds.</p>
<p>Corr&eacute; also claimed that D&rsquo;Amario had bullied Westwood herself in an effort to retain his position as CEO.</p>
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<h2>Findings of the investigation</h2>
<p>According to The Guardian, the independent inquiry by investigator Paul Livingston included interviews with multiple employees.</p>
<p>The findings, for instance, confirmed that D&rsquo;Amario had given a former employee multiple derogatory nicknames based on his sexuality.</p>
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<p>The investigation also revealed that while top company executives, including D&rsquo;Amario, were required to complete mandatory workplace harassment training, many, including the CEO himself, had not done so.</p>
<p>Despite the findings, Carlo D&rsquo;Amario has denied all accusations, and as of now, the company has not taken any action against him, said the report.</p>
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Entertainment | Fashion | Lifestyle : An independent probe confirmed five misconduct allegations against CEO Carlo D’Amario, highlighting serious issues and raising concerns about accountability.

While the late designer Vivienne Westwood was widely celebrated as a champion of the LGBTQ+ community, a recent investigation suggests that her eponymous fashion house, specifically its CEO Carlo D’Amario, may not share the same values. According to a report in The Guardian newspaper, an independent inquiry has upheld multiple allegations of homophobic behaviour against D’Amario. Also Read: Oscar-nominated The Brutalist to release in India in February on this date The claims first surfaced in 2023 when the CEO was accused of bullying and using homophobic slurs. Now, after an extensive investigation, five allegations against him have been found to be valid, stated the report. Cora Corré's departure and further claims In November 2023, Vivienne Westwood’s granddaughter, Cora Corré, publicly resigned from the company, citing D’Amario’s alleged misconduct. She accused him of attempting to block trademarks to prevent the Vivienne Foundation, a charity established by Westwood, from raising funds. Corré also claimed that D’Amario had bullied Westwood herself in an effort to retain his position as CEO. Also Read: Kylie Jenner gushes over Timothée Chalamet at Berlin Film Festival | Watch Findings of the investigation According to The Guardian, the independent inquiry by investigator Paul Livingston included interviews with multiple employees. The findings, for instance, confirmed that D’Amario had given a former employee multiple derogatory nicknames based on his sexuality. Also Read: Chhaava Review: Vicky Kaushal brings grandeur of Maratha King Shivaji Maharaj's son in blood-soaked period drama The investigation also revealed that while top company executives, including D’Amario, were required to complete mandatory workplace harassment training, many, including the CEO himself, had not done so. Despite the findings, Carlo D’Amario has denied all accusations, and as of now, the company has not taken any action against him, said the report. Also Read: Jay Z, Sean Combs accuser drops sexual assault lawsuit

Vivienne Westwood CEO Carlo D'Amario accused of homophobia

Dresses suits shoes and jewellery from the personal collection of the late British designer Vivienne Westwood is going under the hammer titled Vivienne Westwood the Personal Collection.

UK Designer Vivienne Westwood's wardrobe set for Charity auction

<p>&nbsp;As the person who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, who died on Thursday at the age of 81, was synonymous with 1970s punk rock, a rebelliousness that remained the hallmark of an unapologetically political designer who became one of British fashion’s biggest names.</p>

<p>“Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London. The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better,” her fashion house said on Twitter.</p>

<p>Climate change, pollution, and her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were all fodder for protest T-shirts or banners carried by her models on the runway.</p>

<p>She dressed up as then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher for a magazine cover in 1989 and drove a white tank near the country home of a later British leader, David Cameron, to protest against fracking.</p>

<p>The rebel was inducted into Britain’s establishment in 1992 by Queen Elizabeth who awarded her the Order of the British Empire medal. But, ever keen to shock, Westwood turned up at Buckingham Palace without underwear – a fact she proved to photographers by a revealing twirl of her skirt.</p>

<p>“The only reason I am in fashion is to destroy the word ‘conformity’,” Westwood said in her 2014 biography. “Nothing is interesting to me unless it’s got that element.”</p>

<p>Instantly recognisable with her orange or white hair, Westwood first made a name for herself in punk fashion in 1970s London, dressing the punk rock band that defined the genre.</p>

<p>Together with the Sex Pistols’ manager, Malcolm McLaren, she defied the hippie trends of the time to sell rock’n’roll-inspired clothing.</p>

<p>They moved on to torn outfits adorned with chains as well as latex and fetish pieces that they sold at their shop in London’s King’s Road variously called “Let It Rock”, “Sex” and “Seditionaries”, among other names.</p>

<p>They used prints of swastikas, naked breasts and, perhaps most well-known, an image of the queen with a safety pin through her lips. Favourite items included sleeveless black T-shirts, studded, with zips, safety pins or bleached chicken bones.</p>

<p>“There was no punk before me and Malcolm,” Westwood said in the biography. “And the other thing you should know about punk too: it was a total blast.”</p>

<h2><strong>"Buy less"</strong></h2>

<p>Born Vivienne Isabel Swire on April 8, 1941, in the English Midlands town of Glossop, Westwood grew up at a time of rationing during and after World War Two.</p>

<p>A recycling mentality pervaded her work, and she repeatedly told fashionistas to “choose well” and “buy less”. From the late 1960s, she lived in a small flat in south London for some 30 years and cycled to work.</p>

<p>When she was a teenager, her parents, a greengrocer and a cotton weaver moved the family to north London where she studied jewellery-making and silversmithing before<br />
re-training as a teacher.</p>

<p>While she taught at a primary school, she met her first husband, Derek Westwood, marrying him in a homemade dress. Their son Ben was born in 1963, and the couple divorced in 1966.</p>

<p>Now a single mother, Westwood was selling jewellery on London’s Portobello Road when she met art student McLaren who would go on to be her partner romantically and professionally. They had a son, Joe Corre, co-founder of the lingerie brand Agent Provocateur.</p>

<p>After the Sex Pistols split, the two held their first catwalk show in 1981, presenting a “new romantic” look of African-style patterns, buccaneer trousers and sashes.</p>

<p>Westwood, by then in her forties, began to slowly forge her own path in fashion, eventually separating from McLaren in the early 1980s.</p>

<p>Often looking to history, her influential designs have included corsets, Harris Tweed suits and taffeta ballgowns.</p>

<p>Her 1985 “Mini-Crini” line introduced her short puffed skirt and a more fitted silhouette. Her sky-high platform shoes garnered worldwide attention in 1993 when model Naomi Campbell stumbled on the catwalk in a pair.</p>

<p>“My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have character and a purpose,” Westwood said.</p>

<p>“That’s why they become classics. Because they keep on telling a story. They are still telling it.”</p>

<p>The Westwood brand flourished in the 1990s, with fashionistas flocking to her runway shows in Paris, and stores opening around the world selling her lines, accessories and perfumes.</p>

<p>She met her second husband, Andreas Kronthaler, teaching fashion in Vienna. They married in 1993 and he later became her creative partner.</p>

<p>Westwood used her public profile to champion issues including nuclear disarmament and to protest against anti-terrorism laws and government spending policies that hit the poor. She held a large “climate revolution” banner at the 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony in London and frequently turned her models into catwalk eco-warriors.</p>

<p>“I’ve always had a political agenda,” Westwood told L’Officiel fashion magazine in 2018.</p>

<p>“I’ve used fashion to challenge the status quo.”</p>


As the person who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, who died on Thursday at the age of 81, was synonymous with 1970s punk rock, a rebelliousness that remained the hallmark of an unapologetically political designer who became one of British fashion’s biggest names.

As the person who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, who died on Thursday at the age of 81, was synonymous with 1970s punk rock, a rebelliousness that remained the hallmark of an unapologetically political designer who became one of British fashion’s biggest names. “Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London. The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better,” her fashion house said on Twitter. Climate change, pollution, and her support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were all fodder for protest T-shirts or banners carried by her models on the runway. She dressed up as then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher for a magazine cover in 1989 and drove a white tank near the country home of a later British leader, David Cameron, to protest against fracking. The rebel was inducted into Britain’s establishment in 1992 by Queen Elizabeth who awarded her the Order of the British Empire medal. But, ever keen to shock, Westwood turned up at Buckingham Palace without underwear – a fact she proved to photographers by a revealing twirl of her skirt. “The only reason I am in fashion is to destroy the word ‘conformity’,” Westwood said in her 2014 biography. “Nothing is interesting to me unless it’s got that element.” Instantly recognisable with her orange or white hair, Westwood first made a name for herself in punk fashion in 1970s London, dressing the punk rock band that defined the genre. Together with the Sex Pistols’ manager, Malcolm McLaren, she defied the hippie trends of the time to sell rock’n’roll-inspired clothing. They moved on to torn outfits adorned with chains as well as latex and fetish pieces that they sold at their shop in London’s King’s Road variously called “Let It Rock”, “Sex” and “Seditionaries”, among other names. They used prints of swastikas, naked breasts and, perhaps most well-known, an image of the queen with a safety pin through her lips. Favourite items included sleeveless black T-shirts, studded, with zips, safety pins or bleached chicken bones. “There was no punk before me and Malcolm,” Westwood said in the biography. “And the other thing you should know about punk too: it was a total blast.” "Buy less" Born Vivienne Isabel Swire on April 8, 1941, in the English Midlands town of Glossop, Westwood grew up at a time of rationing during and after World War Two. A recycling mentality pervaded her work, and she repeatedly told fashionistas to “choose well” and “buy less”. From the late 1960s, she lived in a small flat in south London for some 30 years and cycled to work. When she was a teenager, her parents, a greengrocer and a cotton weaver moved the family to north London where she studied jewellery-making and silversmithing before re-training as a teacher. While she taught at a primary school, she met her first husband, Derek Westwood, marrying him in a homemade dress. Their son Ben was born in 1963, and the couple divorced in 1966. Now a single mother, Westwood was selling jewellery on London’s Portobello Road when she met art student McLaren who would go on to be her partner romantically and professionally. They had a son, Joe Corre, co-founder of the lingerie brand Agent Provocateur. After the Sex Pistols split, the two held their first catwalk show in 1981, presenting a “new romantic” look of African-style patterns, buccaneer trousers and sashes. Westwood, by then in her forties, began to slowly forge her own path in fashion, eventually separating from McLaren in the early 1980s. Often looking to history, her influential designs have included corsets, Harris Tweed suits and taffeta ballgowns. Her 1985 “Mini-Crini” line introduced her short puffed skirt and a more fitted silhouette. Her sky-high platform shoes garnered worldwide attention in 1993 when model Naomi Campbell stumbled on the catwalk in a pair. “My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have character and a purpose,” Westwood said. “That’s why they become classics. Because they keep on telling a story. They are still telling it.” The Westwood brand flourished in the 1990s, with fashionistas flocking to her runway shows in Paris, and stores opening around the world selling her lines, accessories and perfumes. She met her second husband, Andreas Kronthaler, teaching fashion in Vienna. They married in 1993 and he later became her creative partner. Westwood used her public profile to champion issues including nuclear disarmament and to protest against anti-terrorism laws and government spending policies that hit the poor. She held a large “climate revolution” banner at the 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony in London and frequently turned her models into catwalk eco-warriors. “I’ve always had a political agenda,” Westwood told L’Officiel fashion magazine in 2018. “I’ve used fashion to challenge the status quo.”

British fashion icon Vivienne Westwood dies at 81

Vivienne Westwood, famed British fashion designer passed away aged 81. The news of the famed designer's death came as a shock to fashion and entertainment world.

Queen of British Fashion Vivienne Westwood passes away at 81

<p>Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81.</p>

<p>Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause was not disclosed.</p>

<p>“Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better,” the statement said.</p>

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<p>Westwood’s fashion career began in the 1970s when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm. But she went on to enjoy a long career highlighted by a string of triumphant runway shows and museum exhibitions.</p>

<p>The name Westwood became synonymous with style and attitude even as she shifted focus from year to year, her range vast and her work never predictable.</p>

<p>As her stature grew, she seemed to transcend fashion. The young woman who had scorned the British establishment eventually became one of its leading lights, even as she kept her hair dyed that trademark bright shade of orange.</p>

<p>Andrew Bolton, curator of The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, said Westwood and Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren — her onetime partners — “gave the punk movement a look, a style, and it was so radical it broke from anything in the past.”</p>

<p>“The ripped shirts, the safety pins, the provocative slogans,” Bolton said. “She introduced postmodernism. It was so influential from the mid-70s. The punk movement has never dissipated — it’s become part of our fashion vocabulary. It’s mainstream now.”</p>

<p>Westwood’s long career was full of contradictions: She was a lifelong rebel honored several times by Queen Elizabeth II. She dressed like a teenager even in her 60s and became an outspoken advocate of fighting climate change, warning of planetary doom.<img alt="poses for a photo after collecting her insignia from Britain's Prince Charles during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9751ca6d-5a4a-40ca-ac50-45190e748627" src="//cdn.wionews.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Vivienne%20Westwood%20%281%29.png" /></p>

<p>In her punk days, Westwood’s clothes were often intentionally shocking: T-shirts decorated with drawings of naked boys and “bondage pants” with sadomasochistic overtones were standard fare in her popular London shops. But Westwood was able to transition from punk to haute couture without missing a beat, keeping her career going without stooping to self-caricature.</p>

<p>“She was always trying to reinvent fashion. Her work is provocative, it’s transgressive. It’s very much rooted in the English tradition of pastiche and irony and satire. She is very proud of her Englishness, and still she sends it up,” Bolton said.</p>

<p>One of those contentious designs featured a swastika, an inverted image of Jesus Christ on the cross and the word “Destroy.” In an autobiography written with Ian Kelly, she said it was meant as part of a statement against politicians torturing people, citing Chile’s Augusto Pinochet. When asked if she regretted the swastika in a 2009 interview with Time magazine, Westwood said no.</p>

<p>“I don’t, because we were just saying to the older generation, ‘We don’t accept your values or your taboos, and you’re all fascists,’” she responded.</p>

<p>She approached her work with gusto in her early years, but later seemed to tire of the clamor and buzz. After decades of designing, she sometimes spoke wistfully of moving beyond fashion so she could concentrate on environmental matters and educational projects.</p>

<p>“Fashion can be so boring,” she told The Associated Press after unveiling one of her new collections at a 2010 show. “I’m trying to find something else to do.”</p>

<p>Her runway shows were always the most chic events, drawing stars from the glittery world of film, music, and television who wanted to bask in Westwood’s reflected glory. But still she spoke out against consumerism and conspicuous consumption, even urging people not to buy her expensive, beautifully made clothes.</p>

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<p>“I just tell people, stop buying clothes,” she said. “Why not protect this gift of life while we have it? I don’t take the attitude that destruction is inevitable. Some of us would like to stop that and help people survive.”</p>

<p>Westwood’s activism extended to supporting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, posing in a giant birdcage in 2020 to try to halt his extradition to the U.S. She even designed the dress Stella Moris wore when she married Assange this past March at a London prison.</p>

<p>Westwood was self-taught, with no formal fashion training. She told Marie Claire magazine that she learned how to make her own clothes as a teenager by following patterns. When she wanted to sell 1950s-style clothes at her first shop, she found old clothes in markets and took them apart to understand the cut and construction.</p>

<p>Westwood was born in the Derbyshire village of Glossop on April 8, 1941. Her family moved to London in 1957 and she attended art school for one term.</p>

<p>She met McLaren in the 1960s while working as a primary school teacher after separating from her first husband, Derek Westwood. She and McLaren opened a small shop in Chelsea in 1971, the tail end of the “Swinging London” era ushered in by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.</p>

<p>The shop changed its name and focus several times, operating as “SEX” — Westwood and McLaren were fined in 1975 for an “indecent exhibition” there — and “World’s End” and “Seditionaries.”</p>

<p>Among the workers at their shop was Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, who called Westwood “a one off, driven, single minded, talented lady” in a statement to The Associated Press.</p>

<p>He said it was a privilege “to have rubbed shoulders with her in the mid ’70s at what was the birth of punk and the worldwide waves it created that still continue to echo and resound today for the disaffected, hipper and wised up around the globe.”</p>

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<p>“Vivienne is gone and the world is already a less interesting place,” tweeted Chrissie Hynde, the frontwoman of the Pretenders and another former employee.</p>

<p>Westwood moved into a fresh type of designing with her “Pirates” collection, exhibited in her first catwalk show in 1981. That breakthrough is credited with taking Westwood in a more traditional direction, showing her interest in incorporating historical British designs into contemporary clothes.</p>

<p>It was also an important step in an ongoing rapprochement between Westwood and the fashion world. The rebel eventually became one of its most celebrated stars, known for reinterpreting opulent dresses from the past and often finding inspiration in 18th century paintings.</p>

<p>But she still found ways to shock: Her Statue of Liberty corset in 1987 is remembered as the start of “underwear as outerwear” trend.</p>

<p>She eventually branched out into a range of business activities, including an alliance with Italian designer Giorgio Armani, and developed her ready-to-wear Red Label line, her more exclusive Gold Label line, a menswear collection and fragrances called Boudoir and Libertine. Westwood shops opened in New York, Hong Kong, Milan and several other major cities.</p>

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<p>She was named designer of the year by the British Fashion Council in 1990 and 1991.</p>

<p>Her uneasy relationship with the British establishment is perhaps best exemplified by her 1992 trip to Buckingham Palace to receive an Order of the British Empire medal: She wore no underwear, and posed for photographers in a way that made that abundantly clear.</p>

<p>Apparently the queen was not offended: Westwood was invited back to receive the even more auspicious designation of Dame Commander of the British Empire — the female equivalent of a knighthood — in 2006.</p>

<p>Westwood is survived by her second husband, the Austrian-born designer Andreas Kronthaler who had a fashion line under her brand, and two sons.</p>

<p>The first, fashion photographer Ben Westwood, was her son with Derek Westwood. The second, Joe Corre — her son with McLaren — co-founded the upscale Agent Provocateur lingerie line and once burned what he said was a collection of punk memorabilia worth millions: “Punk was never, never meant to be nostalgic,” he said.</p>

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Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully.

Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause was not disclosed. “Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better,” the statement said. thank you vivienne westwood 💔 pic.twitter.com/n6EX1PExx0 — 𝓃 (@niachronicles) December 29, 2022 Westwood’s fashion career began in the 1970s when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm. But she went on to enjoy a long career highlighted by a string of triumphant runway shows and museum exhibitions. The name Westwood became synonymous with style and attitude even as she shifted focus from year to year, her range vast and her work never predictable. As her stature grew, she seemed to transcend fashion. The young woman who had scorned the British establishment eventually became one of its leading lights, even as she kept her hair dyed that trademark bright shade of orange. Andrew Bolton, curator of The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, said Westwood and Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren — her onetime partners — “gave the punk movement a look, a style, and it was so radical it broke from anything in the past.” “The ripped shirts, the safety pins, the provocative slogans,” Bolton said. “She introduced postmodernism. It was so influential from the mid-70s. The punk movement has never dissipated — it’s become part of our fashion vocabulary. It’s mainstream now.” Westwood’s long career was full of contradictions: She was a lifelong rebel honored several times by Queen Elizabeth II. She dressed like a teenager even in her 60s and became an outspoken advocate of fighting climate change, warning of planetary doom. In her punk days, Westwood’s clothes were often intentionally shocking: T-shirts decorated with drawings of naked boys and “bondage pants” with sadomasochistic overtones were standard fare in her popular London shops. But Westwood was able to transition from punk to haute couture without missing a beat, keeping her career going without stooping to self-caricature. “She was always trying to reinvent fashion. Her work is provocative, it’s transgressive. It’s very much rooted in the English tradition of pastiche and irony and satire. She is very proud of her Englishness, and still she sends it up,” Bolton said. One of those contentious designs featured a swastika, an inverted image of Jesus Christ on the cross and the word “Destroy.” In an autobiography written with Ian Kelly, she said it was meant as part of a statement against politicians torturing people, citing Chile’s Augusto Pinochet. When asked if she regretted the swastika in a 2009 interview with Time magazine, Westwood said no. “I don’t, because we were just saying to the older generation, ‘We don’t accept your values or your taboos, and you’re all fascists,’” she responded. She approached her work with gusto in her early years, but later seemed to tire of the clamor and buzz. After decades of designing, she sometimes spoke wistfully of moving beyond fashion so she could concentrate on environmental matters and educational projects. “Fashion can be so boring,” she told The Associated Press after unveiling one of her new collections at a 2010 show. “I’m trying to find something else to do.” Her runway shows were always the most chic events, drawing stars from the glittery world of film, music, and television who wanted to bask in Westwood’s reflected glory. But still she spoke out against consumerism and conspicuous consumption, even urging people not to buy her expensive, beautifully made clothes. Vivienne Westwood, 1941-2022. RIP 💔 pic.twitter.com/3ail3kIaHW — Maximilian Kilworth (@MaxKilworth) December 29, 2022 × “I just tell people, stop buying clothes,” she said. “Why not protect this gift of life while we have it? I don’t take the attitude that destruction is inevitable. Some of us would like to stop that and help people survive.” Westwood’s activism extended to supporting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, posing in a giant birdcage in 2020 to try to halt his extradition to the U.S. She even designed the dress Stella Moris wore when she married Assange this past March at a London prison. Westwood was self-taught, with no formal fashion training. She told Marie Claire magazine that she learned how to make her own clothes as a teenager by following patterns. When she wanted to sell 1950s-style clothes at her first shop, she found old clothes in markets and took them apart to understand the cut and construction. Westwood was born in the Derbyshire village of Glossop on April 8, 1941. Her family moved to London in 1957 and she attended art school for one term. She met McLaren in the 1960s while working as a primary school teacher after separating from her first husband, Derek Westwood. She and McLaren opened a small shop in Chelsea in 1971, the tail end of the “Swinging London” era ushered in by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The shop changed its name and focus several times, operating as “SEX” — Westwood and McLaren were fined in 1975 for an “indecent exhibition” there — and “World’s End” and “Seditionaries.” Among the workers at their shop was Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, who called Westwood “a one off, driven, single minded, talented lady” in a statement to The Associated Press. He said it was a privilege “to have rubbed shoulders with her in the mid ’70s at what was the birth of punk and the worldwide waves it created that still continue to echo and resound today for the disaffected, hipper and wised up around the globe.” Vivienne Westwood predicting the future of fashion about 25 years ago pic.twitter.com/CJ1N7rsMJ8 — BRI (@BriMalandro) December 30, 2022 × “Vivienne is gone and the world is already a less interesting place,” tweeted Chrissie Hynde, the frontwoman of the Pretenders and another former employee. Westwood moved into a fresh type of designing with her “Pirates” collection, exhibited in her first catwalk show in 1981. That breakthrough is credited with taking Westwood in a more traditional direction, showing her interest in incorporating historical British designs into contemporary clothes. It was also an important step in an ongoing rapprochement between Westwood and the fashion world. The rebel eventually became one of its most celebrated stars, known for reinterpreting opulent dresses from the past and often finding inspiration in 18th century paintings. But she still found ways to shock: Her Statue of Liberty corset in 1987 is remembered as the start of “underwear as outerwear” trend. She eventually branched out into a range of business activities, including an alliance with Italian designer Giorgio Armani, and developed her ready-to-wear Red Label line, her more exclusive Gold Label line, a menswear collection and fragrances called Boudoir and Libertine. Westwood shops opened in New York, Hong Kong, Milan and several other major cities. My favorite Vivienne Westwood story is the one where she went to Buckingham Palace to be awarded an OBE and twirled her skirt for photographers, revealing her lack of underwear. She said later it wasn't deliberate, but who believes that? It was the most punk thing she ever did. pic.twitter.com/cZL7jsEq9p — Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) December 29, 2022 × She was named designer of the year by the British Fashion Council in 1990 and 1991. Her uneasy relationship with the British establishment is perhaps best exemplified by her 1992 trip to Buckingham Palace to receive an Order of the British Empire medal: She wore no underwear, and posed for photographers in a way that made that abundantly clear. Apparently the queen was not offended: Westwood was invited back to receive the even more auspicious designation of Dame Commander of the British Empire — the female equivalent of a knighthood — in 2006. Westwood is survived by her second husband, the Austrian-born designer Andreas Kronthaler who had a fashion line under her brand, and two sons. The first, fashion photographer Ben Westwood, was her son with Derek Westwood. The second, Joe Corre — her son with McLaren — co-founded the upscale Agent Provocateur lingerie line and once burned what he said was a collection of punk memorabilia worth millions: “Punk was never, never meant to be nostalgic,” he said.

Vivienne Westwood, influential British fashion maverick, dies at 81

<p>As Dame Vivienne Westwood died on Thursday at the age of 81, she left behind a legacy of work that would be hard to replicate. Several Hollywood stars took to social media to pay tributes to the late designer who revolutionised fashion.&nbsp;<br />
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Westwood's eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. The cause of her death was not disclosed.&nbsp;<br />
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"Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better. She led an amazing life," the announcement read. &nbsp;"Her innovation and impact over the last 60 years has been immense and will continue into the future. The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better."<br />
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Celebrity reactions to Westwood's death poured in soon after the news of her death was made public. From Victoria Beckham to Jamie Lee Curtis to Claudia Schiffer - all remembered Westwood and her spunk.&nbsp;<br />
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Supermodel Claudia Schiffer wrote on her Instagram story, "The genius of @viviennewestwood, her unique voice will be irreplaceable and will be missed," alongside a picture of the two of them together.<br />
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Victoria Beckham posted a picture of the designer and wrote, "I'm so sad to learn of the passing of legendary designer and activist Dame Vivienne Westwood. My thoughts are with her family at this incredibly sad time. VB."<br />
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Jamie Lee Curtis recalled how meeting Westwood and seeing her designs for the first time led her to change her opinion of fashion.<br />
"I was raised in a very conservative household, my stepfather was a Marine and my mother, a good girl and this box of clothes that looked like a pirate would wear them delighted and terrified me. It was avant-garde and punk and dangerous and rebellious, not one of those words that you would apply to me, and yet I gamely tried to wear them," Curtis wrote on Instagram.&nbsp;<br />
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"Years later, my hairdresser, @seanjameshair re-introduced me to the love of Westwood and I've been able to watch her magic through him for all of these years. Boy, do I wish I had those clothes today. A true icon. A talented dame," Curtis concluded.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Singer Boy George tweeted, "R.I.P to the great and inspiring Vivienne Westwood who lead us through punk and beyond. Laughed at by the fashion industry but without question, she is the undisputed Queen of British fashion. I love you! Oh, bondage up yours!"</p>

<p>Kim Cattrall called Westwood "a true genius who never lost her northern grit," and shared a story about the time she turned to Westwood when she arrived in London and needed a dress for an event in two days' time. She remembered Westwood's "generosity and kindness in making that happen and saving the day."</p>

<p>Rose McGowan tweeted, "Deeply saddened by a true punk’s passing, Vivienne Westwood, what a hellraiser, what a talent," alongside photos of her walking the runway in one of Westwood's designs.</p>


As Dame Vivienne Westwood died on Thursday at the age of 81, she left behind a legacy of work that would be hard to replicate. Several Hollywood stars took to social media to pay tributes to the late designer who revolutionised fashion.

As Dame Vivienne Westwood died on Thursday at the age of 81, she left behind a legacy of work that would be hard to replicate. Several Hollywood stars took to social media to pay tributes to the late designer who revolutionised fashion. Westwood's eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. The cause of her death was not disclosed. "Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better. She led an amazing life," the announcement read. "Her innovation and impact over the last 60 years has been immense and will continue into the future. The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better." Celebrity reactions to Westwood's death poured in soon after the news of her death was made public. From Victoria Beckham to Jamie Lee Curtis to Claudia Schiffer - all remembered Westwood and her spunk. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer wrote on her Instagram story, "The genius of @viviennewestwood, her unique voice will be irreplaceable and will be missed," alongside a picture of the two of them together. Victoria Beckham posted a picture of the designer and wrote, "I'm so sad to learn of the passing of legendary designer and activist Dame Vivienne Westwood. My thoughts are with her family at this incredibly sad time. VB." Jamie Lee Curtis recalled how meeting Westwood and seeing her designs for the first time led her to change her opinion of fashion. "I was raised in a very conservative household, my stepfather was a Marine and my mother, a good girl and this box of clothes that looked like a pirate would wear them delighted and terrified me. It was avant-garde and punk and dangerous and rebellious, not one of those words that you would apply to me, and yet I gamely tried to wear them," Curtis wrote on Instagram. "Years later, my hairdresser, @seanjameshair re-introduced me to the love of Westwood and I've been able to watch her magic through him for all of these years. Boy, do I wish I had those clothes today. A true icon. A talented dame," Curtis concluded. Singer Boy George tweeted, "R.I.P to the great and inspiring Vivienne Westwood who lead us through punk and beyond. Laughed at by the fashion industry but without question, she is the undisputed Queen of British fashion. I love you! Oh, bondage up yours!" Kim Cattrall called Westwood "a true genius who never lost her northern grit," and shared a story about the time she turned to Westwood when she arrived in London and needed a dress for an event in two days' time. She remembered Westwood's "generosity and kindness in making that happen and saving the day." Rose McGowan tweeted, "Deeply saddened by a true punk’s passing, Vivienne Westwood, what a hellraiser, what a talent," alongside photos of her walking the runway in one of Westwood's designs.

Vivienne Westwood dies, Victoria Beckham, Claudia Schiffer and others pay tribute: 'A talented dame'

Iconic punk fashion designer Vivian Westwood died at the age of 81. The British designer whose punk and new wave inspired garments made her a fashion icon. The cause of her death is still not disclosed.

British Fashion Designer Vivienne Westwood passes away aged 81

<p>Legendary English fashion designer <strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/british-fashion-icon-vivienne-westwood-dies-at-81-547856">Vivienne Westwood </a></strong>died on Thursday at the age of 81. She will be remembered for ushering in trends like modern punk and new wave to popular fashion. She gained fame when she made clothes for the boutique she ran with the late impresario Malcolm McLaren on West London's King's Road. The boutique came&nbsp;to be known as SEX. Westwood and McLaren combined clothing and fashion to shape the punk scene of the 1970s United Kingdom. McLaren was also a manager of the Sex Pistols, the band that pioneered the punk movement in the UK.</p>

<p>Like the punk movement itself, Westwood was something of an anti-establishment figure, and was never afraid to share her views in the most eloquent way she knew—through fashion. Here are the times she courted controversy:</p>

<h2>A no-underwear appearance at the Buckingham Palace</h2>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My favorite Vivienne Westwood story is the one where she went to Buckingham Palace to be awarded an OBE and twirled her skirt for photographers, revealing her lack of underwear. She said later it wasn't deliberate, but who believes that? It was the most punk thing she ever did. <a href="https://t.co/cZL7jsEq9p">pic.twitter.com/cZL7jsEq9p</a></p>
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<p>The Order of the British Empire is one of Britain's highest honours and gives the title 'Sir' to males and 'Dame' to females. Vivienne Westwood was bestowed with the honour in 1992. The honour involves a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, the seat of the Windsors, the British royal family. Westwood did accept the honour (many left-leaning figures involved in British counterculture don't). But she was not going down without a fight. She turned up at the place without underwear. She even did a twirl for the photographers, um, showcase her sartorial choice.</p>

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<p>On the 1989 cover of Tatler magazine, Westwood appeared as the then British Prime Minister and Conservative Party politician Margaret Thatcher. She reportedly even donned the suit that Thatcher had ordered but had not collected. The image appeared on the April Fools edition of the magazine and shows Westwood looking uncannily like Thatcher. The stunt, however, cost the magazine's editor Emma Soames her job.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Birthday present to David Cameron</h2>

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<p>It was not just Thatcher, in 2014 Westwood also took aim at then-Prime Minister David Cameron. She sent to 10 Downing Street an ironic birthday wish that included a letter and a box of asbestos to protest against fracking, a practice of drilling holes into the ground and sending a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals to extract gas and oil. Fracking severely damages ecosystems. Westwood said that Cameron was "playing Russian roulette with the lives of the British public."</p>

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<p>In 1977, Westwood wore a shirt that had the Nazi symbol, which represents fascism and anti-Semitism, emblazoned upon it, and also an image of the inverted Christ symbol, said to be anti-Christian and Satanic. The anarchic piece of clothing represented the punk politics of Westwood and McLaren. Since wearing that controversial shirt, Westwood has said that she wore it as a protest against dictators around the world.</p>

<h2>Anti-feminist views</h2>

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<p>If there is one specific, brief thing to be said about Westwood, she was contradictory. You would think after all that anti-establishment and anti-conservative views and antics, she would be an avowed feminist. No such thing. She said she actually identifies as an anti-feminist. &nbsp;"They don't see the wood for the trees and everything has to be viewed from this feminist point of view," she once told The Guardian.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She added, "I know women have suffered and I think it's great that people stand up for women's rights, but the problem with feminists is that they somehow consider women to be superior beings. And in the end, they just want to be men anyway."<br />
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Legendary English fashion designer Vivienne Westwood died on Thursday at the age of 81. She will be remembered for ushering in trends like modern punk and new wave to popular fashion.

Legendary English fashion designer Vivienne Westwood died on Thursday at the age of 81. She will be remembered for ushering in trends like modern punk and new wave to popular fashion. She gained fame when she made clothes for the boutique she ran with the late impresario Malcolm McLaren on West London's King's Road. The boutique came to be known as SEX. Westwood and McLaren combined clothing and fashion to shape the punk scene of the 1970s United Kingdom. McLaren was also a manager of the Sex Pistols, the band that pioneered the punk movement in the UK. Like the punk movement itself, Westwood was something of an anti-establishment figure, and was never afraid to share her views in the most eloquent way she knew—through fashion. Here are the times she courted controversy: A no-underwear appearance at the Buckingham Palace My favorite Vivienne Westwood story is the one where she went to Buckingham Palace to be awarded an OBE and twirled her skirt for photographers, revealing her lack of underwear. She said later it wasn't deliberate, but who believes that? It was the most punk thing she ever did. pic.twitter.com/cZL7jsEq9p — Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) December 29, 2022 × The Order of the British Empire is one of Britain's highest honours and gives the title 'Sir' to males and 'Dame' to females. Vivienne Westwood was bestowed with the honour in 1992. The honour involves a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, the seat of the Windsors, the British royal family. Westwood did accept the honour (many left-leaning figures involved in British counterculture don't). But she was not going down without a fight. She turned up at the place without underwear. She even did a twirl for the photographers, um, showcase her sartorial choice. Margaret Thatcher impersonation Vivienne Westwood nasceu na "classe operária" e fez oposição forte ao governo de Margaret Thatcher, a quem chamava de "hipócrita". Em 1989, ela saiu caracterizada como a primeira-ministra na edição de Dia da Mentira da Tatler. Em 2006, ganhou o título de Dama da monarquia. pic.twitter.com/sQRwvIAqHy — João Ker (@JoaoKer) December 29, 2022 × On the 1989 cover of Tatler magazine, Westwood appeared as the then British Prime Minister and Conservative Party politician Margaret Thatcher. She reportedly even donned the suit that Thatcher had ordered but had not collected. The image appeared on the April Fools edition of the magazine and shows Westwood looking uncannily like Thatcher. The stunt, however, cost the magazine's editor Emma Soames her job. Birthday present to David Cameron It was not just Thatcher, in 2014 Westwood also took aim at then-Prime Minister David Cameron. She sent to 10 Downing Street an ironic birthday wish that included a letter and a box of asbestos to protest against fracking, a practice of drilling holes into the ground and sending a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals to extract gas and oil. Fracking severely damages ecosystems. Westwood said that Cameron was "playing Russian roulette with the lives of the British public." Shirt with the Nazi symbol and image of an inverted Christ with the death of fashion punk Vivienne Westwood swastikas can return to Twitter without censorship. #ye24 #Pele pic.twitter.com/jO96ZEPTGc — Marco Antonio 🍝 🇺🇲 (@thegallico) December 30, 2022 × In 1977, Westwood wore a shirt that had the Nazi symbol, which represents fascism and anti-Semitism, emblazoned upon it, and also an image of the inverted Christ symbol, said to be anti-Christian and Satanic. The anarchic piece of clothing represented the punk politics of Westwood and McLaren. Since wearing that controversial shirt, Westwood has said that she wore it as a protest against dictators around the world. Anti-feminist views If there is one specific, brief thing to be said about Westwood, she was contradictory. You would think after all that anti-establishment and anti-conservative views and antics, she would be an avowed feminist. No such thing. She said she actually identifies as an anti-feminist. "They don't see the wood for the trees and everything has to be viewed from this feminist point of view," she once told The Guardian. She added, "I know women have suffered and I think it's great that people stand up for women's rights, but the problem with feminists is that they somehow consider women to be superior beings. And in the end, they just want to be men anyway."

Vivienne Westwood dies: Five times British fashion legend courted controversy

British designer Vivienne Westwood, fashion's punk innovator turns 80.

Designer Vivienne Westwood turns 80

<p>Indian actress Priyanka Chopra arrived for her friend Meghan Markle's wedding at St. George's Chapel dressed in a lavender Vivienne Westwood skirt and blazer. She accessorised the look with a classy hat. See live updates of the wedding <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/royal-wedding-live-updates-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-to-wed-at-windsor-castle-today-138144">here.</a>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Priyanka and Meghan go way back to their friendship in the US when Meghan was still working for American&nbsp;TV show <em>Suits </em>and Priyanka for <em>Quantico</em>. Their friendship became public when the two actresses posted pictures of them hanging out at several events.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Watch her arrive:&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Priyanka arrived in London for the wedding a day in advance. She shared glimpses of what she was up to:&nbsp;</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0 padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi79jBoAu6K/" style=" color:#000 font-family:Arial,sans-serif font-size:14px font-style:normal font-weight:normal line-height:17px text-decoration:none word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Pre Wedding SHEnanigans! 12:10AM the morning of...and still waiting for the dress! ? #funtimes #memories @mimicuttrell @maxeroberts @alice_7915 @natashapal @patidubroff @danasupnick #teamPC</a></p>

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<p>Last month, Priyanka Chopra revealed that she's very excited about Meghan Markle's big day. "It's not just going to be life-changing for both of them, it's life-changing for the world that needs to see strong women as icons, and I think Meghan has the potential to be that," she was quoted as saying.</p>

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She wore a lavender Vivienne Westwood outfit

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra arrived for her friend Meghan Markle's wedding at St. George's Chapel dressed in a lavender Vivienne Westwood skirt and blazer. She accessorised the look with a classy hat. See live updates of the wedding here. Priyanka and Meghan go way back to their friendship in the US when Meghan was still working for American TV show Suits and Priyanka for Quantico. Their friendship became public when the two actresses posted pictures of them hanging out at several events. Watch her arrive: It's the big day...and time..!!!! Guess who just arrived??? . . . #priyankachopra #royalwedding A post shared by circastick.Ash? (@the_fiction_addict) on May 19, 2018 at 2:56am PDT × It's the big day...and time..!!!! Guess who just arrived??? . . . #priyankachopra #royalwedding A post shared by circastick.Ash? (@the_fiction_addict) on May 19, 2018 at 2:56am PDT × @priyankachopra in custom @viviennewestwood #styledbymimicuttrell A post shared by Mimi Cuttrell (@mimicuttrell) on May 19, 2018 at 3:04am PDT × Priyanka arrived in London for the wedding a day in advance. She shared glimpses of what she was up to: Pre Wedding SHEnanigans! 12:10AM the morning of...and still waiting for the dress! ? #funtimes #memories @mimicuttrell @maxeroberts @alice_7915 @natashapal @patidubroff @danasupnick #teamPC A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on May 18, 2018 at 4:16pm PDT × Welcomed by the UK sun... #nomakeupnofilter A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on May 18, 2018 at 11:58am PDT × Last month, Priyanka Chopra revealed that she's very excited about Meghan Markle's big day. "It's not just going to be life-changing for both of them, it's life-changing for the world that needs to see strong women as icons, and I think Meghan has the potential to be that," she was quoted as saying.

Priyanka Chopra at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding

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