Vivienne Westwood
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: (L-R) Vivienne Westwood, Andreas Kronthaler and Lily Cole attend the Costume Institute Gala for the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City.
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Punk was a heroic attempt at confronting the establishment
I went to Africa four times last year. The level of handwork is just magical. I went to Nairobi, where they have collectives making bags for Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney.…If these things can be properly regulated by honorable people, then fashion can be a wonderful way of getting people out of poverty.
She’s trying to do something about the rubber industry, and she’s promoting this wild rubber ... My studio smells of rubber, and so does that dress.More quotes »
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Michelle Obama's style is 'dreadful,' Vivienne Westwood says
British designer Vivienne Westwood, 71, has done the unthinkable twice in the past few weeks, criticizing the fashion choices of (gasp!) both Kate Middleton and Michelle Obama.First, she told reporters at London Fashion Week that she wished the duchess would Read more »
Around the web
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The Vivienne Westwood limited edition ‘Chaos’ collection
rebel. It was a creation that evolved through our shop. When we started to do punk, I think it was the first time people saw clothes like ours, and they could buy them from our little shop. No one was wearing anything like it.” Vivienne Westwood 4:13 AM from Aizak Buyondo Read more »
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The Death Instinct
story goes like this. A British man named Malcolm McLaren was interested in music, fashion, and art. He met a girl named Vivienne Westwood at art school. They opened up a clothing shop in London. One day, members of a band called The New York Dolls walked 5/22/13 from The Smart Set Read more »
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Marion Cotillard and Colin Firth Celebrate Chopard After $1 Million Robbery
real-life case of teenage burglars who robbed the Hollywood homes of celebrities. Marion Cotillard donned a strapless Vivienne Westwood gown to join Colin Firth at the Chopard lunch as part of the festivities for the Cannes Film Festival today. Marion and from Bella Sugar Read more »
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Marion Cotillard In Vivienne Westwood – Chopard Lunch
in something less predictable. On this occasion she fulfilled our non-Dior-look-for-a-refreshing-change desires by wearing a Vivienne Westwood corseted gown. Her florescent pink-and-ivory silk jacquard strapless gown with a high-low hem, maybe considered a from Red Carpet Fashion Awards Read more »
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Punk at the Met: For People Who've Never Had to Safety-Pin Their Clothes
lived has become mere representation." We’ve come to the Met to see “Clothes for Heroes,” as promised on the door of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s 1970s London shop at 430 King’s Road, but what we get are clothes for rich people. Really stunning from AlterNet.org Read more »
