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
artist clothes kind
Even though it was the 70s, we found old stocks of clothes that had never been worn from the 50s and took them apart. I started to teach myself how to make clothes from that kind of formula.
people marketing want
But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I've been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants.
attitude clothes together
Britishness is just a way of putting things together and a certain don't care attitude about clothes. You don't care, you just do it and it looks great.
money artist financial
But, having a perfume and license, in general, is a financial necessity. A designer must, to reap back the money spent on prototypes and all that sort of thing.
buying-things chinese buying
If we didn't have the Chinese buying things, we'd be on the floor.
fashion clothes people
Liverpool people are famous for liking clothes and fashion; they are very social and lively people, and we know that they like clothes.
simple vegetables cooking
I eat only vegetables and fruit, and to me it's the most aspirational diet because it's so easy. It's quite simple, the cooking I do.
crisis temporary
The migrants are not a temporary crisis. The crisis is mounting.
hair giving today
If you hear Anarchy in the UK today your hair stands on end. It gives you the shivers.
artist japan clothes
My clothes are very popular in Japan.
fashion mirrors advice
My fashion advice is to have a flattering mirror and then forget about it.
fashion book reading
To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read.
hate revolution mao
I have always loved the Mao cap, though I hate violent revolution.
real thinking play
There is a real connection between culture and climate change. We all have a part to play and if you engage with life, you will get a new set of values, get off the consumer treadmill, and start to think, and it is these great thinkers who will rescue the planet.