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
touch-me
I’m not terribly interested in beauty. What touches me is someone who understands herself.
discipline needs young
The young need discipline and a full bookcase.
insecure men thinking
I think that feminists have definitely underestimated the role that women have had historically. I think I would be insecure if I were to be a man; there's so much pressure on you.
pedestal
I like to literally put women on a pedestal
outsiders rebel may
I may be a rebel, but I am not an outsider.
together looks rebel
When we started to do punk, we put all of these things together to create the look of an urban guerrilla - a rebel.
high-heels shoes womens-beauty
Shoes must have very high heels and platforms to put women's beauty on a pedestal.
used disagree
I disagree with everything I used to say.
hunting artist fishing
The orb came about because I wanted to do this kitsch sweater for Prince Charles when he went hunting and fishing with his kilt on.
taste waste alive
I'm frugal. I'm not a very acquisitive woman. I never waste food. If you prepare your own food, you engage with the world, it tastes alive. It tastes good.
always-trying interesting people
I'm always attracted to people who interest me. They've got to be people who are really true to themselves somehow, and who are always trying to do something that makes their life more interesting, or better, or something for somebody else. They're interested in people.
sexy fashion giving
Fashion is here to help make people look very important. If they have good taste and choose what suits them, I give them options on how they can do that. It's always sexy, and it's always with the same result: making women look fantastic.
sexy important looks
It's better to look important than sexy.
always-trying lasts consumers
What I'm always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last.