Vivienne Westwood: Leaving a legacy.

Vivianne Westwood (1941-2022).

We need more people like Vivienne Westwood to change the industry. She was a truly inspiration for me and for many people for sure.

With her mantra “buy less, choose well, make it last” she was one of the first women who encouraged me to change my consumer behaviour through fashion but also to raise my voice to fight against many injustices that are happening in the world, specially when it comes to the role that women play in the society. and the unfair wages paid to people making our clothes. She also taught me how to be sexy, rebel and how to be myself without apologising.

Vivianne Westwood is a legacy and her impact over the last 60 years has been enormous and will continue into the future with her family announcing the launch of ‘Vivienne Foundation’ next year which will be focused to solve issues related to climate change, war, human rights and capitalism to honour her life, design and activism.

Below find some pictures of me wearing an outfit from her last SS22 collection and if you want to see her collection highlights at the V&A museum please follow this link https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/vivienne-westwood .

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Vivienne Westwood Photograph by Juergen Teller, 1993.