2023年4月8日 · Behind the legendary punk image of the Sex Pistols was the design vision of Vivienne Westwood. As mainstream disco and rock and roll music thrived in the 1970s, the underground subgenre of punk was a burgeoning phenomenon.

Westwood will always be known for her part in the creation of punk. But in the 30-plus years that followed her split from partner and collaborator Malcolm McLaren, she forged a rebel aesthetic that was truly her own.

Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; 8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022) was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. [6] In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the last 50 years. [7]

2022年12月29日 · Vivienne Westwood gave birth to punk, conquered high-fashion and built a global empire. She invented New Romantics, sent Naomi Campbell down the catwalk wearing a traffic cone and turned up...

Westwood, a former schoolteacher, was the seamstress in the SEX shop partnership with McLaren and made manifest their combined punk vision through her creations. Westwood designed both her and McLaren’s clothing before they …

2023年7月21日 · Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) is notorious for her fashionable runway looks with inspiration from historical gowns. However, she began her journey in the fashion world designing clothes for the punk subculture, such as graphic tees with political messages. Westwood also developed her career by styling punk rock bands, famously The Sex Pistols.

2022年12月30日 · Vivienne Westwood helped develop punk as a style, an ethos and a movement in the 1970s when she outfitted the Sex Pistols and inspired British youth to rebel.

2024年12月31日 · Vivienne Westwood transformed the fashion landscape by merging punk rock with high fashion. Born in 1941, she initially sold jewelry before launching her first boutique, Sex, which became the heartbeat of punk culture in the 1970s.

2023年3月3日 · Her designs became prominent due to the rise in popularity of the Sex Pistols, a ‘70s punk rock group managed by Malcolm McLaren and consisting of customers and workers of the SEX store on 430 King’s Road.

The growing popularity of the band garnered public attention for Westwood and her edgy designs, which perfectly encapsulated the band’s rebellious spirit. And so, Vivienne Westwood–architect of the seventies punk revolution–was born.