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LondonFashion designer Vivienne Westwood has died at the age of 81
English fashion designer Vivienne Westwood passed away on Thursday evening. She died “peacefully” in the presence of her family.
Her fashion house said she died “peacefully” and surrounded by her family.
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Vivienne Westwood became famous with flashy outfits and provocative T-shirt messages.
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British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood died on Thursday.
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Dame Vivienne died “peacefully and surrounded by her family in Clapham, south London,” it said on Twitter.
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you is survived by two sons, photographer Ben Westwood and Joseph Corré, founder of lingerie company Agent Provocateur.
English fashion rebel Vivienne Westwood has died. In a statement on Twitter, her fashion house said she died “peacefully and surrounded” by her family in Clapham, south London.
Westwood rose to fame on the fashion scene in the 1970s with her androgynous designs, slogan tees and irreverent attitude towards the establishment. She is considered a pioneer of punk in the fashion industry. She ran a boutique on London’s King’s Road with Malcolm McLaren, manager of the punk band Sex Pistols.
She then built a global fashion brand that now has stores in the UK, France, Italy, USA and Asia. Crazy outfits were her trademark for a long time. She was considered a staunch activist and brought issues close to her heart, such as climate change, onto the catwalk. In 2006, Westwood was made a lady for her services to the fashion world.
Vivienne Westwood’s cause of death unclear
“The world needs people like Vivienne to change it positively,” writes the fashion house on Thursday evening. She is survived by two sons, photographer Ben Westwood and Joseph Corré, founder of lingerie company Agent Provocateur. Westwood’s cause of death was not initially given.
“I will continue to carry Vivienne in my heart,” said her husband and business partner Andreas Kronthaler, according to the BBC.
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