Vivienne Westwood, the fashion designer credited with popularizing punk rock styles, has died at the age of 81. Her designs were worn by everyone from the likes of the Sex Pistols to 'Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw.
Westwood was also a noted political activist, often using her designs to champion causes she was passionate about, including the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, climate change, and civil rights.
Her first marriage ended when she met Malcolm McLaren. She continued to teach in the early days of their relationship while also designing clothing with him for their shop and his band the Sex Pistols. "Vivienne and Malcolm use clothes to shock, irritate and provoke a reaction but also to inspire change," wrote Albertine in her memoir. "Mohair jumpers, knitted on big needles, so loosely that you can see all the way through them, T-shirts slashed and written on by hand, seams and labels on the outside, showing the construction of the piece; these attitudes are reflected in the music we make.
Throughout her career, Westwood was known for her polarizing political views and activism. She repeatedly defended Julian Assange as a hero, even visiting him in his political asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London., a meditation on the pursuit of art in relation to the human predicament and climate change., which will honor, protect, and continue the legacy of her life, design, and activism.
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