Westwood, Vivienne, 1941-2022
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Fuller Name
- Vivienne Isabel
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1941-04-08
Death Date
- 2022-12-29
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Vivienne Westwood (Firm)
Birth Place
- Glossop (Derbyshire, England)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Punk rock music--Philosophy and aesthetics
(wikidata) Punk fashion
Occupation
(wikidata) Climate activist
(wikidata) Political activist
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Sources
- found: Fashion in art, the Second Empire and impressionism, 1995:t.p. (Vivienne Westwood) p. 234 (British designer)
- found: WW, 1995(Westwood, Vivienne; b. 4/8/1941; OBE 1992; fashion designer )
- found: Wikipedia, viewed December 29, 2022(died 29 December 2022, Clapham, London, England)
- found: New York times, 31 Dec. 2022:in an obituary on page A18 (Vivienne Westwood; born Vivienne Isabel Swire on Apr. 8, 1941 in Glossop, a village in Derbyshire [England], died Thursday [Dec. 29, 2022] in Clapham, South London, aged 81; gave Punk era its style; the designer who defined the look of punk, using rock iconography, royalty, art and religion as recurring motifs in collections that brought a rebellious edge to British style, before going on to a long and influential career as a fashion designer with an activist streak; her provocative creations appeared on supermodels and celebrities and influenced mainstream fashion; throughout her life, Ms. Westwood remained "a vocal environmental and political activist whose collections are always manifestoes and calls to rally")
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Change Notes
- 1996-01-17: new
- 2023-01-02: revised
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