Vivienne Westwood - A Great British Designer

Vivienne Westwood is known for her revolutionising British fashion with her punk and new wave designs sold from her shop in Kings road from the seventies. Her designs were outrageous and also incorporated more traditional elements of British style such as tartan. Her punk style became popular after the sex pistols wore clothes from her shop for their first gig. She also had close links with the Sex Pistols through her partner Malcolm McLaren, who later became the manager of the sex pistols and whose shop she first sold her designs through. She still owns and sells clothing from the original Kings Road Shop which is now called Worlds End. Vivienne Westwood was awarded an OBE in 1992 and has received Designer of the Year accolades twice.

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