Vivienne Isabel Westwood

Description: An English fashion designer icon famous for bringing modern punk to new wave fashions.

Newest Review: ... which is where her career began with Malcolm McLaren. Westwood has been married twice, firstly to husband Derek Westwood with whom she had a child Ben Westwood, they were married three years. Her second husband was Malcolm McLaren, best known for being manager of the Sex Pistols and with whom she ran the SEX Boutique with. They had a son named Joseph Corre who is th founder of the lingerie ... more

... brand Agent Provocateur. She still owns the shop formerly known as SEX Boutique at 430 Kings Road but it is now known as World's End. Sex & The City the TV series and 2008 movie feature Westwood's designs. Westwood was given an OBE in 1992 and becam...more

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Vivienne Isabel Westwood: A fashion icon! (303 words)
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On 8th April 1941, Vivienne Isabel Swire was born in Chesire, UK. She attended Glossopdale Grammar School which is now a college which has named a house 'Westwood' after her. Westwood id a British Fashion Designer who is well known for bringing punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. She is linked to the Sex Pistols due to her SEX Boutique on Kings Road which is where her career began with Malcolm McLaren. Westwood has been married twice, firstly to husband Derek Westwood with whom she had a child Ben Westwood, they were married three years. Her second husband was Malcolm McLaren, best known for being manager of the Sex Pistols and with whom she ran ... Read the complete review

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