Victoria Beckham, Stormzy and Kate Moss among stars attending funeral for British icon Dame Vivienne Westwood
'Vivienne Westwood was a walking piece of art', Andrew Castle tells Fashion Journalist Melanie Rickey
Announcing her death in December, her fashion house tweeted just after 9pm: "Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London. "The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better."Westwood shot to fame in the 1970s at the height of the punk movement.
Her husband and creative partner Andreas Kronthaler said tonight: "I will continue with Vivienne in my heart.Philip Sallon attends Dame Vivienne Westwood's memorial service.Dame Vivienne Westwood attends the Vivienne Westwood AW20/21 presentation and exhibition during London Fashion Week.Westwood also spent years campaigning for civil rights, animal rights and other liberal political causes. Westwood famously did not wear knickers when she collected her OBE from the late Queen in 1992.
Meanwhile, in 2020 she notably led a public protests against the detention of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.Westwood shielded for 16 weeks during the Covid pandemic, but re-emerged to public life after restrictions were lifted.
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