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Dame Vivienne Westwood, Queen of Punk and climate activist, has died age 81

Dame Vivienne Westwood, the doyenne of British fashion, pioneer of the punk movement and ardent climate activist, has died aged 81. With a career spanning five decades, Westwood changed fashion forever when she introduced punk in the 1970s and along with partner Malcolm McLaren, who managed the Sex Pistols, opened a store on the Kings Road in...

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Vivienne Westwood protests to free Julian Assange

Dressed in head to toe yellow to resemble a canary, fashion designer and political activist Dame Vivienne Westwood on Tuesday was suspended from a large bird cage to protest against the extradition of Julian Assange. Outside the Old Bailey in London, the outspoken environmentalist shouted through a mega-phone to “free Julian Assange,” who she...

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Viktor & Rolf to stage couture show at Bread & Butter by Zalando

Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf are set to stage a haute-couture fashion show at the second edition of the consumer led fashion event, Bread & Butter by Zalando. The show marks Viktor & Rolf's debut couture show in Berlin, as the trade fair seeks to ups its fashion credentials. Viktor & Rolf joins the likes of G-Star Raw, Jil Sander Navy, Topshop...

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Dame Vivienne Westwood designs London Fashion Week Festival Tote

Iconic British fashion designer and activist Dame Vivian Westwood is set to design this season’s London Fashion Week Festival (LFWF) tote bag. LFWF, is the rebranded consumer facing event from the British Fashion Council, which follows on from London Fashion Week this February. The new limited edition tote, which will be crafted from 100 percent...

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Graduate Fashion Week names lifetime patron

Graduate Fashion Week, which is currently being held at the Old Truman Brewery in London until Wednesday, June 8, has named Dame Vivienne Westwood as lifetime patron. The event, which showcases the work of more than 1,000 fashion graduates, turns 25 this year, and to celebrate Westwood’s patron role the organisation has also revealed that the...

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Christopher Kane crowned Scottish Designer of the Year

London Fashion Week designer Christopher Kane was named Scottish Designer of the Year at the ninth annual Scottish Fashion Awards hosted in London last night. Kane, up against Jonathan Saunders and Holly Fulton, was awarded the honour for the third year running at the black tie gala co-hostedby The Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair...

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Scottish Fashion Awards to honour Vivienne Westwood

Dame Vivienne Westwood is set to be inducted into the Scottish Fashion Awards’‘Hall of Fame’ at its ninth annual awards ceremony, which takes place tonight in London. Chosen for her “undeterred loyalty and unparalleled love and passion for Scottish textiles and fabrics”, Westwood is being recognised for establishing her Gold, Red and Man labels...