Fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has died at the age of 81 Royalty, musicians and TV characters can be seen wearing the designs of the pioneering designer Read more here: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Dame Vivienne found fame in the 1970s when she brought punk fashions into the mainstream, running a boutique on London's King's Road alongside Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren.
The Derbyshire-born designer was also well known for her campaigning - standing up for issues such as pollution and climate change, as well as supporting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.Dame Vivienne Westwood on Julian Assange She regularly appeared on the catwalk to showcase her latest work, with model Naomi Campbell famously falling in a pair of giant Westwood platforms in 1993.
It was there she met future punk godfather Malcolm McLaren; an encounter than would spawn their influential creative relationship as well as her second son, Joe, co-founder of lingerie brand Agent Provocateur.
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