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The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas.

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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There is so much that people take for granted.
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It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity.
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The whole basis of my work is analysing what I do and building some sort of intellectual framework. The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas. They are the only subversion.
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I like to literally put women on a pedestal
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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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Liverpool people are famous for liking clothes and fashion they are very social and lively people, and we know that they like clothes.
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Even though it was the 70s, we found old stocks of clothes that had never been worn from the 50s and took them apart. I started to teach myself how to make clothes from that kind of formula.
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To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read.
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I have always loved the Mao cap, though I hate violent revolution.
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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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I wish you didn't have to design so often. Try to do quality and cut down on quantity. I think fashion is very, very important.
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I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know?
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I love designing at the moment, I'm so happy with my work.
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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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The sexiest people are thinkers.
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I don't have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so I'm left with having to make the bold statement that culture is extinct.
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Personally I'm not a feminist, as I can't stand puritans.
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Nothing is costed properly and it's destroying the earth. We need to re-educate people that what is good for the planet is good for the financial system.
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