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Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2022 23:49:45 GMT
British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. In a statement on Twitter, her fashion house said she died "peacefully and surrounded" by her family in Clapham, south London. Westwood made her name with her controversial punk and new wave styles in the 1970s and went on to dress some of the biggest names in fashion. Her husband and creative partner Andreas Kronthaler said: "I will continue with Vivienne in my heart. "We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with." Dame Vivienne Westwood - the godmother of punk Westwood came to prominence with her androgynous designs, slogan T-shirts and irreverent attitude towards the establishment. She was also known as a staunch activist and brought causes she cared about, like climate change, to the catwalk. The designer was made a Dame for services to fashion in 2006. Derbyshire-born Westwood worked as a primary school teacher, before setting up clothing shop Let It Rock on King's Road in Chelsea with her then partner Malcolm McLaren in the early 1970s. The business was later renamed Sex and in late 1975, McLaren began managing a punk rock band made up of shop regulars - the Sex Pistols. They shot to fame wearing Westwood and McLaren's designs. Tributes have started to pour in from the world of fashion, politics and showbusiness. Fashion designer and Spice Girl Victoria Beckham paid tribute to Westwood, saying: "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." American designer Marc Jacobs said on Instagram: "You did it first. Always. Incredible style with brilliant and meaningful substance... "You never failed to surprise and to shock. I am grateful for the moments I got to share with you and Andreas."
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Post by Admin on Dec 30, 2022 1:47:14 GMT
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Post by Admin on Dec 30, 2022 17:39:32 GMT
Tributes to Dame Vivienne Westwood have poured in following the death of the "undisputed Queen of British fashion".
She died "peacefully and surrounded by her family" in London, her fashion house said in a statement.
Westwood, 81, made her name with her controversial punk and new wave styles in the 1970s and went on to dress some of the biggest stars in fashion.
Fellow designer Marc Jacobs said he was "heartbroken" and that she "never failed to surprise and to shock".
Paying tribute to her life and work, he wrote on Instagram: "You did it first. Always... I continue to learn from your words and all of your extraordinary creations."
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who famously tripped while walking one of Westwood's runways in nine-inch platform heels, called the designer a "force of nature".
In a touching tribute, she recalled her own journey from admiring the designer from afar as a schoolgirl to working with Westwood and calling her a friend.
Fellow model Bella Hadid described the designer as "the sun" of the fashion industry - and said she was grateful to have been in her orbit.
"To the coolest, most fun, incredible, humble, creative, badass, intelligent, EPIC human being that has walked this earth… rest in love and Rest In Peace," Hadid wrote.
After the announcement, Westwood's husband and creative partner Andreas Kronthaler said: "I will continue with Vivienne in my heart.
"We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with."
Westwood came to prominence with her androgynous designs, slogan T-shirts and irreverent attitude towards the establishment.
She was also known as a staunch activist and brought causes she cared about, like climate change, to the catwalk.
The designer was made a dame for services to fashion in 2006.
Describing her outfit on the day - a black cap perched on the back of her bright orange hair, a dress with campaign badges and tiny silver horns on her head - she said she was supposed to look "a bit like Che Guevara, an urban guerrilla", the prominent figure of the Cuban Revolution in 1950s, who later became a symbol of rebellion.
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