According to news on the evening of December 29, local time, British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood (Dame Vivienne Westwood) passed away at her home in Clapham, South London. She was 81 years old . A spokesman for
Westwood confirmed the news, saying the designer "passed away peacefully" earlier in the day in the company of his family.
Westwood's husband and creative partner, 56-year-old Andreas Kronthaler (Andreas Kronthaler) immediately posted that "Vivian will always be in my heart", "We worked until the end, she gave me a lot to do", "Thank you dear".
Kronthaler, who was born in Austria, was once a student of Westwood and became her second husband in 1992. Despite the 25-year age difference, they stayed together peacefully for 30 years until death separated them.
Westwood's last public appearance was in mid-November this year, when she gave a speech for the foundation she founded, but this was also released online.
It can be seen from the picture that this designer who has been "angry all his life" rarely wears makeup. The wrinkles on his thin face appear very deep, but he unexpectedly looks much kinder. But the prints on her clothes show that she is still the "punk godmother" who dares to defy heaven and earth.
Westwood became famous in the 1970s. "With her neutral designs, slogan T-shirts and irreverent attitude towards the establishment", she established her position in the British fashion industry and became the most iconic symbol in the global fashion circle.
She is known for her quirky fashion designs, bringing punk and new wave into the mainstream. Although they are all "anti-traditional" things, Westwood's works have become an important part of pop culture, and many celebrities have even asked her to design their wedding dresses.
The most famous wedding dress of Westwood may be the one worn by Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) in the movie version of Sex and the City. Among the many big-name wedding dresses, Kelly, who was preparing to marry "Mr. Big", finally chose this pearlescent white wedding dress that reflected the design personality. Later, this wedding dress also became a classic among "screen wedding dresses".
Although Westwood has received numerous praises in the fashion circle, he has also become a figure of mixed reputation because of his excessive enthusiasm for social and political issues. She once took a group of "colorful" protesters to the streets, calling for the release of Julian Assange , and also hung herself in a cage and shouted "Don't extradite Assange."
The following year, she cut off her hair to draw people's attention to climate change. In addition, she is also a strong supporter of former British Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The most "infamous" thing about Westwood is undoubtedly what she did after being invited to Buckingham Palace.
In 1992, she was awarded the OBE Medal (Order of the Order of the Crown) by Elizabeth II for her contribution to the fashion industry, which is why Dame was added before her name. And when she was photographed standing in the courtyard of the palace wearing the medal, her skirt flew up, and people were surprised to find that she had left her underwear at home, which was obviously intentional.
