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You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes.

Vivienne Westwood

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Vivienne Westwood
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 8
Businessperson
Designer
Fashion Designer
University Teacher
Tintwistle
Derbyshire
Vivienne Isabel Swire
Dame Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood
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Clothes
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I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life.
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I've got a real sense of three-dimensional geometry. I can look at a flat piece of fabric and know that if I put a slit in it and make some fabric travel around a square, then when you lift it up it will drape in a certain way, and I can feel how that will happen.
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I do think if you aim for quality, it's not so much about consumerism. The idea is 'Buy less, choose well, make it last.'
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My biggest criticism is how can people be so easily satisfied? Even people with talent.
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I was still interested in the youth rebellion but never-the-less I stopped being a victim. Stopped trying to attack the establishment realizing that it takes too much of your energy.
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I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick.
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We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records.
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Being part of a community with a church at its centre and singin' hymns is a great thing to do.
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