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Personally I'm not a feminist, as I can't stand puritans.
Vivienne Westwood
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Vivienne Westwood
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 8
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Derbyshire
Vivienne Isabel Swire
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Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood
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