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Vivienne Westwood’s memorial — the great and good of London fashion say goodbye to an icon

Nick Cave, Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and many more attended the late designer’s funeral in Southwark

Evening Standard

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

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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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

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'

Daily Mirror

Jeff Banks made director of Vivienne Westwood’s fashion company before her death

The late designer’s husband, Andreas Kronthaler, was also made a director and secretary of her property business.

The Independent UK

‘She was the best of Britain’: remembering Dame Vivienne Westwood, an icon of British fashion

The ever-irreverent British fashion designer has died at the age of 81. Maddy Mussen looks back at her life, work and iconoclastic spirit, according to those who knew her best

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Vivienne Westwood's husbands and kids - including son who torched £5million punk archive

Vivienne Westwood died at the age of 81 after a long and incredible career as one of Britain's most successful fashion designers. The so-called 'grandmother of punk's' private life was just as chaotic as her incredible creations

Daily Mirror

Celebrity tributes pour in for Dame Vivienne Westwood

The fashion designer died on Thursday peacefully and surrounded by her family in Clapham

Liverpool Echo

Bella Hadid calls Vivienne Westwood ‘my inspiration and idol in all things’ as fashion world mourns legendary designer

Dame Vivienne died on Thursday peacefully and surrounded by her family in Clapham, south London

Evening Standard

Tributes flow as death of Dame Vivienne Westwood makes ‘world less interesting’

Dame Vivienne died on Thursday peacefully and surrounded by her family in Clapham, south London.

The Independent UK

'True punk' Vivienne Westwood hailed as 'icon' in tributes after death aged 81

Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne said the late designer was an 'icon' while Hollywood actress Rose McGowan was 'deeply saddened by a true punk’s passing'.

Daily Record

Vivienne Westwood, Britain's provocative dame of fashion, dead at 81

As the person who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, who died on Thursday at the age of 81, was synonymous with 1970s punk rock, a rebelliousness that remained the hallmark of an unapologetically political designer who became one of British fashion's biggest names.

Reuters

On my radar: Katherine Rundell’s cultural highlights

The academic and author on Lizzo’s biting wit, spicy hotpots, her passion for night-climbing and what to wear at Christmas parties

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Hermes Unveils Its Paris Show, as Ukraine’s Designers Unite

A giant, glowing crystal rock upon a sand-colored carpet evoked a glamorous alien planet for Hermes’ VIP guests. Earthen hues like browns, reds and yellows -- colors long-associated with the heritage brand -- were used at Saturday’s show to create Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski’s utilitarian, low-key yet luxuriant universe for spring. Elsewhere,…

The Independent UK

Hermes unveils its Paris show, as Ukraine's designers unite

A giant crystal rock glowing upon the sand-colored carpet evoked a glamorous alien planet for Hermes’ champagne-sipping VIP guests at Saturday’s show at Paris Fashion Week

Asharq Al-Awsat

Paris Fashion: Westwood Gets Theatrical, Elie Saab Is on Trend

Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood showcased a veritable commedia dell’arte on Saturday at Paris Fashion Week with a mad hat collection inspired by the theater, while Lanvin continued to go from strength to strength. Here are some highlights of ready-to-wear fall-winter 2022 shows, including why one Ukrainian designer, who escaped…

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