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31 Dec

Remembering Dame Vivienne Westwood: Industry Figures Share Memories of

Remembering Dame Vivienne Westwood: Industry Figures Share Memories of
LONDON — WWD’s legendary late publisher and editorial director John B. Fairchild described Vivienne Westwood as a “designer’s designer” and her peers definitely agree.  Designers and fashion industry figures have been paying tribute to Westwood, who died Thursday at age 81, describing her not only as an iconoclast but as a fantastic teacher and role model. Fairchild considered Westwood one among the world’s six biggest designers, together with the likes of Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, Emanuel Ungaro and Christian Lacroix. Westwood signed a seven-year licensing agreement with Giorgio Armani in 1984 that gave the Italian designer exclusive rights to her name. But no clothes were ever produced under the agreement and in 1987 Westwood actually sued Armani for failing to pay her....
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30 Dec

Dame Vivienne Westwood, Punk Pioneer, Dies at 81

Dame Vivienne Westwood, Punk Pioneer, Dies at 81
LONDON — Dame Vivienne Westwood, who was chargeable for ushering within the punk fashion phenomenon of the ’70s and whose subsequent designs from pirates to crinolines also had major influence through later many years, died Thursday on the age of 81. During Westwood’s ​​multi-decade profession she defined British fashion along with her eccentric designs, style and environmental activism. The brand revealed the passing away of Westwood on Instagram, stating she died peacefully surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London. “Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the higher. She led a tremendous life. Her innovation and impact over the past 60 years has...
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