What Vivienne Westwood looks like on the cusp of his 80th birthday

The life story of Vivienne Westwood is so beautiful and vivid that you immediately want to make a film or write a book about it. Frightening Vivienne opened fashion-world And images that amaze to the core. The 79-year-old’s ambition still turns the world upside down, forcing us to change our standards and attitudes.

A young girl who had just moved to London and enrolled in art school was called Vivienne Isabel Sair. That's just poverty forced the creative nature to change their specialty and apply for a teacher's college. A few years later, Vivienne was already teaching at school.

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But the creative impulses did not stop it at all. All the free time was dedicated sketching and sewing clothes. Interestingly, the last straw for the future trendsetter was his own wedding. The girl really wanted a beautiful dress, but the finances did not allow her to buy it. The way out was quick: Vivienne herself sewed the wedding dress.

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This was the first marriage of Westwood. Her husband is Andreas Krontaler. He is 25 years younger than his wife, but the couple have been happy for decades. Andreas was a student of Vivienne.And she captivated him at first sight. Husband and wife complement each other perfectly. They have been working together on Vivienne’s fashion collections for many years.

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A significant role in the fate of Mrs. Westwood acquaintance with Malcolm McLarenProduced by the Se Pistols. The theme of the group inspired the fashion designer to create absolutely stunning things that surprised everyone with their frankness and courage of decisions.

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Westwood and McLaren together opened a boutique selling mostly rock and punk stuff. All the clothes were as good as possible. shocking, non-standard and challenging. But provocative elements such as spikes, leather, latex and steel inserts appealed to conservative Londoners. Apparently, tradition and the usual standards of fashion have long been tired of everyone.

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A little later Westwood. fashionistaWho raised stretched sweaters and gaggy jeans. All this successfully fit into the new fashion collections.

Vivienne Westwood now the ideas of this rebel are constantly inspired by the representatives of the fashion world. Among the clients of her fashion house are many celebrities: Gwen Stefani before Mick Jagger. By the way, Vivien’s children (the son from his first marriage to Derek Westwood Benjamin and the son from Malcolm McLaren Joseph) also followed in his mother’s footsteps. The first became a photographer and the second He founded his own fashion brand..

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Westwood and her ideas are still in demand around the world. Vivienne likes to talk about tasteless images of modern famous fashionistsDo not forget to prepare your own masterpieces and surprise your fans with each collection. And everyone can see the books of Westwood, in which she described her ascent to fashion glory.

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