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.
husband grandmother coats
Wear a towel instead of a coat, it’s very chic. Or your husband’s boxer shorts with a belt, or something from your grandmother. It’s all about do-it-yourself at the moment.
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
clothes quality-not-quantity lasts
Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody's buying far too many clothes.
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.
clothes polemics
there's always a polemic in my clothes.
birthday young-generation discipline
The age in which we live, this non-stop distraction, is making it more impossible for the young generation to ever have the curiosity or discipline... because you need to be alone to find out anything.
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.