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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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The arts have only ever interested a small minority of people, which acted as a kind of nursery to support artists.
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The orb came about because I wanted to do this kitsch sweater for Prince Charles when he went hunting and fishing with his kilt on.
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My fashion advice is to have a flattering mirror and then forget about it.
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We wanted to step off our island and add the color of the third world. We got gold cigarette paper and stuck it around our teeth. We really did look like pirates and dressed to look the part.
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I may be a rebel, but I am not an outsider.
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Shoes must have very high heels and platforms to put women's beauty on a pedestal.
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At one time, I was very angry. I even treated fashion like a kind of crusade: you were either with us or against us, that kind of feeling. Now I know we need ideas, not kicking down a door.
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I'm frugal. I'm not a very acquisitive woman. I never waste food. If you prepare your own food, you engage with the world, it tastes alive. It tastes good.
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The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas.
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The migrants are not a temporary crisis. The crisis is mounting.
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The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique.
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Everybody looks like clones and the only people you notice are my age. I don't notice anybody unless they look great, and every now and again they do, and they are usually 70.
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However, because Britain is young and exciting, I did show my second line here once or twice.
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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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If you saw Queen Elizabeth it would be amazing, she came from another planet. She was so attractive in what she was wearing.
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My clothes are very popular in Japan.
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It is all about technique. The great mistake of this century is to put inspiration and creativity first.
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I am always trying to find fabrics that are more friendly to the environment - working with Virgin Atlantic, they managed to research into this and find more eco fabrics.
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But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I've been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants.
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It's true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves - motifs of rebellion.
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