Today, multiple social media accounts of Vivienne Westwood released the news of her death on December 29, local time in London, saying that she passed away peacefully at her London home with her family, and quoted Westwood’s words as condolences, saying that she firmly believed in Taoism believes that living should be to "make full use of one's own qualities and one's life on earth". The queen of rebellion, who conquered the fashion circle with her bold designs and led the punk wave that swept the world from Britain in the 1970s, has completed her life. But the fashion trend she created is still continuing, provocative and rebellious, sexy and bold, corsets, boots, platform high-heeled shoes, and clever mix and match of fabric materials. These unique iconic elements of Vivienne Westwood are still influencing the punk trend in fashion. popular in the world. In 1941, Vivienne Westwood was born in a working family in the village of Tintwistle in the south of England. Since she was a child, she has shown a clever and intelligent side. She has excellent grades in school. After middle school, Vivienne moved to Harrow Town with her family, and entered Harrow Art School to study jewelry design and production, which opened her to fashion. path of interest.
In fact, Vivienne’s original ideal was very simple, either to enter the fashion industry, or to be a teacher. However, after successfully becoming a primary school teacher, she found that she was not suitable for working step by step. Also unsatisfactory. After that, Vivienne started her own side business - making some jewelry to sell. At this stage, Vivienne's talent and talent in fashion gradually revealed.
In 1962, Vivienne, who was just 21 years old, got married, still wearing a wedding dress designed by herself, and gave birth to her eldest son a year later. It should be said that she finally embarked on the road of fashion, and the background of the times cannot be ignored. In London in the 1960s, young people loved to play bands. They dressed fashionable, sang and danced, as if they could come up with new tricks at any time. Vivienne’s first husband Derek Westwood is also a trendy person. The pair are both good at dressing up and always attract attention when they appear together. Vivienne has made more new friends and learned more about movies, poetry, and art. Love can fill Vivienne's heart even more.
Vivienne's first marriage to Derek Westwood
Vivienne didn't last long. In 1965, another man named Malcom McLaren appeared in her life. They started a second marriage. Inspired by Malcom McLaren, she has been married since 1965 I fell in love with rock and punk since 2010. They also jointly opened the boutique "let It Rock" at 430 King's Road, London, selling Vivienne's clothing and accessories in the store.
Vivienne and Malcom McLaren
Malcolm McLaren later had another identity - the manager of the legendary punk rock band "Sex Pistols" (Sex Pistols), and the costumes designed by Vivienne Westwood on stage officially became theirs The unorthodox way of punk fashion.
In 1981, Vivienne officially registered the brand trademark of the same name "Vivienne Westwood", and officially released the first fashion series "Pirate Series", which incorporated some elements of punk culture into this series of knee-high buckle pirate boots. Become the classic design of the brand.
However, the success in his career made Vivienne’s husband, Malcolm McLaren, more and more unbalanced, and later developed into frequent domestic violence against Vivienne. The hurt marriage finally chose to part ways and develop independently. In 1985, when Vivienne was designing, she wanted to integrate traditional design into futuristic style. An astronomy book given to her by her son inspired her to incorporate a Saturn into the logo, and the brand's iconic logo was born. Vivienne once recalled: "At that time, I designed a pattern, which was a ball with a cross and Saturn rings , which presented the feeling of deep space. Because my son is very obsessed with astronomy, I also like the radiance and futuristic stuff.” Since then, this Saturn has been shining brightly in the fashion galaxy.
During more than 50 years of career, Vivienne Westwood has created many classic designs, such as underwear and outerwear, ripped T-shirts, zippers, tight rubber suits and metal chains, etc., which have also become punk fashion elements that have influenced today. She is not sticking to one style, drawing materials from traditional historical costumes, constantly extracting elements from the characteristics of traditional costumes in the 17th and 18th centuries, and reinterpreting them with the techniques she is familiar with. Her slightly grotesque yet elegant designs are in stark contrast to mainstream aesthetics. Her unique design style requires both strength and courage, so Vivienne's influence echoes throughout the fashion circle.
In 2006, Vivienne was awarded the Lady Commander of the British Empire for her contribution to fashion. She chose to retire at the age of 75, handing over the creative reins to her third husband, Andreas Kronthaler.
Now, the 81 years of Vivienne Westwood's deviant life is over, but the rebellious aesthetics and punk culture spirit created by her in the fashion field will last forever.
Finally, let’s enjoy some of Vivienne Westwood’s runway works and recall the wonderful life of this “Queen of Punk” together.
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