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Fashion, sex and drag: Vivienne Westwood's queer legacy

I was 13 years old when I discovered Vivienne Westwood. The music came first. From the moment I heard the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, I was hooked. Within a few months, I was spending my pocket money on a knock-off Westwood design – tartan bondage…

The Conversation

TV tonight: an electrifying reminder of Vivienne Westwood’s legacy

Kate Moss celebrates the queen of fashion in this cracking documentary. Plus: say a prayer for Neil in Happy Valley. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

People won’t forget Justin Welby’s empathy failure on gay marriage

After the legalisation of same-sex marriage, I attended the gorgeous wedding of two friends in the crypt of the House of Lords. It was a straight event but the bride wore gold Vivienne Westwood and the chaplain barely blinked an eye at a succession of gay bridesmen walking her down…

Evening Standard

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My London: Bianca Saunders

The menswear designer Bianca Saunders parties at The Standard, admires the late Vivienne Westwood’s fearless legacy and misses jumping the bendy buses

Evening Standard

Letter: Vivienne Westwood obituary

Juliet Ash writes: research and ideas were integral to the making of clothes

The Guardian - UK

Prada Offers Spare, Cleansing Looks at Milan Fashion Week

The Milan menswear runway was full of spare looks for next fall and winter, as if the fashion world is taking a deep breath, to see what happens next. The color of the season: Black. The silhouette of the season: slim or relaxed, but mostly tailored. Bags: Utilitarian. Shoes: Oversized…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Prada offers spare, cleansing looks at Milan Fashion Week

The Milan menswear runway is full of spare looks for next fall and winter, as if the fashion world is taking a deep breath, to see what happens next

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Vivienne Westwood: Grande dame of British fashion

The maverick designer who dressed the Sex Pistols and shook up the fashion world later used her platform to advocate for human rights and sustainable living

The Independent UK

£120 Vivienne Westwood jewellery is currently £20 in a major high street store

The designer store is selling Vivienne Westwood jewellery for the cheapest price shoppers have seen

Manchester Evening News

Julian Assange denied permission to attend Vivienne Westwood funeral

Westwood’s family say they are ‘deeply disappointed’ WikiLeaks founder was not given temporary release from prison

The Guardian - UK

Julian Assange blocked from attending Vivienne Westwood’s funeral, says designer’s family

The Wikileaks founder struck up a close friendship with Dame Vivienne as she campaigned on his behalf

Evening Standard

Assange denied permission to leave prison to attend Vivienne Westwood’s funeral

Dame Vivienne was a strong supporter and friend of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The Independent UK

Kirstie Clements: Vivienne Westwood’s wisdom – buy quality, not quantity – will be her legacy

Following the death of the iconic British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood last month, much was written about her political stances and how she felt about fashion and over-consumption.

The New Daily

Vivienne Westwood: how the brand will maintain the spirit of transgression and rebellion after her death

The death of the English fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood at the age of 81 on December 29 2022, has not only moved the fashion industry, but the world. Through her designs and her activism, Westwood had a profound impact on fashion and culture.

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Evening Standard

When Vivienne Westwood met the Queen’s dressmaker

She was a punk icon, he was the Queen’s dressmaker. But the late Dame Vivienne Westwood and Sir Hardy Amies fashioned an unlikely bond.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham's Vivienne Westwood store remains closed as floral tributes left outside

The stores are closed as a mark of respect to the fashion designer

Evening Standard

Is Keir Starmer suffering from writer’s block?

His long-trailed book has still not materialised

Evening Standard

2023 fashion trends — what to shop now

Get ready for egg coats, Westwood mania and the return of skinny jeans, says Joe Bromley

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh charity shop's huge designer sale kicks off with Vivienne Westwood and Chloe

Shelter Scotland's branch in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, has transformed into a boutique selling collectables and designer garbs since 2003.

Manchester Evening News

God Save Our Queen: Vivienne Westwood's incredible life up North and the Manchester gallery that 'changed her life forever'

She carved her name as a fashion designer in London, but her Northern upbringing shaped her

Daily Mirror

Vivienne Westwood looks defiant with a raised fist in final photo from before her death

Iconic fashion designer Vivienne Westwood was photographed in one of her own designs in the final photo taken weeks before her death

Wales Online

Julian Assange to ask for prison release to attend Vivienne Westwood’s funeral

'Godmother of Punk' was a vocal supporter and friend of the Wikileaks founder

Los Angeles Times

How Vivienne Westwood’s ‘radical’ work inspired ‘Cruella’s’ Oscar-winning looks

With the death of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times’ entertainment and arts section immediately thought of her seismic impact on pop culture — through both the red-carpet looks that dressed some of Hollywood’s top stars and through the lasting imprint of her distinctive aesthetic. Among…

Daily Mirror

Vivienne Westwood director named as fashion designer Jeff Banks after icon's death

Jeff Banks, 79, was appointed the role of director of Vivienne Westwood's fashion empire after she passed away on December 29. The fashion designer was a 'dear friend' of Vivienne and thanked her for her 'everlasting service'

Nottingham Post

The Nottinghamian: 'Critical incident' at Notts hospitals and gallery closure

Take a look at the Nottinghamian newsletter from Friday, December 30

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