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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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My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have a character and a purpose. That's why they become classics. Because they keep on telling a story. They are still telling it.
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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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If you see everything from the point of view of women being victims in some way, you don't see the wood for the trees. It is better to be a person than a woman.
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I just think people should invest in the world. Don't invest in fashion, but invest in the world.
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Buy less, choose well & do it yourself!
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Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody's buying far too many clothes.
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Instead of buying six things, buy one thing that you really like. Don't keep buying just for the sake of it.
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My children came out as individuals in their own right. They were not my products. They had their own characters and were very strong-minded. I gave them a lot of freedom when they were still very young. The one thing they got from me is morals. They would never betray anyone. They are really good people.
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I disagree with everything I used to say.
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My biggest criticism is how can people be so easily satisfied? Even people with talent.
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I talk to fashion designers and say I want some money to save the rainforest, and they say, 'Oh, I agree with you completely Vivienne. Yes, climate change, it's definitely happening,' but they don't feel that they can do anything about it they don't even think 'Well let's stop it!'
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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 was born during the war and grew up in a time of rationing. We didn't have anything. It's influenced the way I look at the world.
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When I'm in the street, the only people I notice are usually at least 70 years old, because they look really stylish.
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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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People have never looked so ugly as they do today. We just consume far too much.
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I didn't know how a working-class girl like me could possibly make a living in the art world
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If Mrs Merkel wants to wear Westwood, I can promise that I will design clothes for her that will make her look chic, refined and influential.
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Home, more than anything, means warmth and bed.
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The fight is no longer between the classes or between rich and poor but between the idiots and the eco-conscious.
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