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
crisis temporary
The migrants are not a temporary crisis. The crisis is mounting.
clothes interesting impressive
You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes.
talking people rubbish
The sexiest people are thinkers. Nobody's interested in somebody who's just vain with a hole in their head, talking about the latest thing - there is no latest thing. It's all rubbish.
philosophy practice world
It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world.
touch-me
I’m not terribly interested in beauty. What touches me is someone who understands herself.
quality-not-quantity friendly wells
Buy less, choose well: that's the maxim. Quality not quantity. That's the most environmentally friendly thing you can do.
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.
queens artist admire
I didn't do anything at the Queen, whom I admire.
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.