Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood DBE RDIis a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth8 April 1941
fashion voice giving
I just use fashion as an excuse to talk about politics. Because I'm a fashion designer, it gives me a voice, which is really good.
touch-me
I’m not terribly interested in beauty. What touches me is someone who understands herself.
mistake inspiration creativity
It is all about technique. The great mistake of this century is to put inspiration and creativity first.
clothes quality-not-quantity lasts
Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody's buying far too many clothes.
girl art class
I didn't know how a working-class girl like me could possibly make a living in the art world
fighting class idiot
The fight is no longer between the classes or between rich and poor but between the idiots and the eco-conscious.
imagination erotic zone
The most erotic zone is the imagination.
discipline needs young
The young need discipline and a full bookcase.
thinking clothes political
I do have reasons for what I do. I am a very political person, and I really think if you put these clothes on, you will look like a force to be reckoned with.
quality-not-quantity friendly wells
Buy less, choose well: that's the maxim. Quality not quantity. That's the most environmentally friendly thing you can do.
fashion doors ideas
At one time, I was very angry. I even treated fashion like a kind of crusade: you were either with us or against us, that kind of feeling. Now I know we need ideas, not kicking down a door.
fashion suits-you clothes
If you wear clothes that don't suit you, you're a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better.
inspirational fashion giving
Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.
fashion becoming naked
Fasion is about eventually becoming naked.