Vivienne Westwood's 'long-standing love affair' with Scotland
Dame Vivienne's fashion house confirmed yesterday that the year-old had died "peacefully and surrounded by her family" in London on Thursday evening.
Paisley-born fashion designer and Glasgow School of Art graduate Pam Hogg was among those in the industry paying tribute, describing her as "a completely unique and fearless forerunner."
When Westwood opened her first Scottish store in Glasgow's Princes Square in her global brand director Christopher Di Pietro said she had a "natural affinity with Scotland" and wanted to grow the business in a city with a "loyal following".
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"It was a long-standing love affair," said Glasgow-born fashion writer Lynne Coleman "and something that began her career really."
"She took tartan at that pivotal moment in history to create the punk movement.
"It wasn't an accident, it was a deliberate way of tapping into the past and rebellion.
"To make tartan the focal point of her beginnings was so punky but she by far out of any designer got its duality and the fact that it
The Vivienne Westwood x Specsavers eyewear collection takes inspiration from key design notes from the British fashion house – centred around the Westwood orb logo.
Signature prints and graphics adorn optical and sun designs within the collection; bold red and electric blue Westwood tartan is emblazoned across wide statement acetate sun frames and features subtly across metal frame optical styles. The classic Vivienne Westwood graffiti, in a monochrome graphic print, delivers a hand-painted DIY feel to the bold black optical frames, and Rococo inspired metal frames complete the collection.
In line with the Vivienne Westwood ethos, the collection has been developed with consideration to its design, durability and sustainability. Each frame is partially made from Eastman Acetate Renew, which is a combination of recycled single-use plastic and bio-based materials that come from sustainably sourced wood pulp. For every one-million frames made with Acetate Renew, Eastman uses 50 tons of waste plastic as a raw material. This is plastic that is not currently recycled which means it is being diverted from landfill and the ocean.
The collection packaging has also been designed with
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Who Is Vivienne Westwood?
Considered one of the most unconventional and outspoken fashion designers in the world, Vivienne Westwood rose to fame in the late s when her early designs helped shape the look of the punk rock movement.
Early Years
Born Vivienne Isabel Swire on April 8, , in the English town of Glossop in Derbyshire, Westwood came from humble beginnings. Her father was a cobbler, while her mother helped the family keep ends meet by working at a local cotton mill.
At the age of 17, Westwood's family moved to Harrow in the country of Middlesex, where the future fashion icon found work at a local factory and eventually enrolled at a teacher training school.
As Westwood would later recall, her childhood years were far from London's high life. "I lived in a part of the country that had grown up in the Industrial Revolution," she once said. "I didn't know about art galleries…I'd never seen an art book, never been to the theatre."
By the early s Westwood's life seemed established. She'd married Derek Westwood, with whom she had son, Ben, and embarked on work as a teacher. Then, however, everything changed. Her first marria
Vivienne Westwood - Biography
Dame Vivienne Westwood was a British fashion designer and businesswoman who was renowned for pioneering punk and new-wave fashion. She is widely considered one of the most legendary and boundary-pushing fashion designers to date. Westwood rose to fame in the late s when her early designs helped construct the punk subculture.
Born Vivienne Isabel Swire on April 8, , in the English town of Glossop in Derbyshire, Westwood came from a modest background. At the age of 17, Westwood's family moved to Harrow where the future star worked at a local factory, subsequently enrolling at a teacher training school. She married Derek Westwood at age 21, with whom she had son, Ben, and continued to work as a teacher. The marriage dissolved and she met Sex Pistols manager and fellow punk pioneer Malcolm Mclaren.
Vivienne Westwood and the rise of punk
The designer is one of the most iconic and referenced in history, and the story of how she began her namesake label is steeped in cultural importance. Influenced by acts of rebellion and typical s clothing, music, and memorabilia, a young Vivienne Westwood and her then partner Malcolm McLaren (ma
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