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I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know?

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
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Wear a towel instead of a coat, it’s very chic. Or your husband’s boxer shorts with a belt, or something from your grandmother. It’s all about do-it-yourself at the moment.
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Prince Charles is definitely my hero he uses his position to do only good in this world.
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What changed our lives forever was when Malcolm had the idea to sell rock 'n roll records to trendy customers.
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We are the most amazing creatures that this world has ever produced, but we seem to also have this herd mentality we seem to be the most stupid, also.
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What I remember as a child is that other kids didn't care about suffering. I always did.
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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 don't think punk fashion is a specter or overemphasized - it made a big impression, as there had never been anything like it before.
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I have been asked what would I ban immediately if I could. Advertising.
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And it's absolutely great, when everything comes together with the hair, the dresses and the makeup and the models and the music and the presentation. I can't get over these girls. They look wonderful. But by the time we finish with them, they look like they came from another planet. And I just think it's great.
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Fasion is about eventually becoming naked.
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Within one generation, Los Angeles will be uninhabitable if people don’t do something about it. The world is going to get smaller and be uninhabitable and impossible to live in.
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I think that feminists have definitely underestimated the role that women have had historically. I think I would be insecure if I were to be a man there's so much pressure on you.
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But, having a perfume and license, in general, is a financial necessity. A designer must, to reap back the money spent on prototypes and all that sort of thing.
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My biggest criticism is how can people be so easily satisfied? Even people with talent.
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