Vivinne Westwood's clothes epitomised non-conformity and pushed her anti-establishment agenda. Here's a look at some her work which changed the fashion landscape.
"And yet, at the same time, a hallmark of Vivienne's work was a fierce commitment to beauty. She was devoted to creating the most fantastical, strange surreal visions of beauty she could possibly summon. It always came through across every collection and every decade — in the absurdity and the levity — the gorgeousness came through.""Whatever is ripped or dirty, whatever is transgressive and strange, it owes its lineage in some way to Vivienne," Ms Trufelman said.
But they didn't invent this punk style. It was the brainchild of Vivienne Westwood and her partner Malcolm McLaren, the Sex Pistols' manager.Westwood and McLaren ran a shop at 430 King's Road, London from 1971. Westwood was in her early 30s at the time and a primary school teacher who sewed all the clothes in her living room. She had no formal training.
"Elements of Edwardian dandy, rocker, biker and sex worker all combined, catalysed with hard, fast music and political imagery," she said."It was part of this shared movement of rebellion that these clothes could be adopted and customised and adapted by anybody," Ms Wilcox said. The "Pirates" fashion show of 1981-82 was the first catwalk show of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren.
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