Undisputed queen of rebelling and going beyond social labels, driven by political themes but also by green themes such as the activity against global warming, Vivienne Isabel Swire known as Vivienne Westwood world famous designer who contributed to the birth of punk fashion, she is part of my group of great women to follow and esteem.
I personally believe that she does not embody the classic idea of a woman who simply works in the field of fashion, thanks to her fashion itself has changed from the use of materials to the cutting of fabrics but is also committed to issues for the protection of the environment and it has shown itself in opposition to the Blair and Bush administrations. I think it has changed a bit the scenario of the woman who is tied to disengaged fashion and tied to frivolous values which unfortunately is often part of the common ideal.
Vivienne Westwood was born in 1941 in Tintwistle, later moved with her family to London where she studied fashion and goldsmith at the Harrow School of Art, dropped out of university, began to work and study to become a teacher. He creates jewels that he sells on the stalls of Portobello road, yes precisely that market mentioned in Brass Knobs and Broomsticks film with combined cardboard technique and Walt Disney live action, the market also in the film is defined as the place where you can find everything.
In 1962 he married Derek Westwood, later began a relationship with Malcolm McLare, future manager of Sex 
Pistols, with him will open his first shop called Let It Rock in 1970/71 which will be a reference place for the emerging subculture of the 70s, his followers were young people without rights and disappointed by the government. The shop born to show his personal vision of eccentric, extravagant and provocative fashion, with tartan leather and chains, changed and evolved name from time to time following the style of the designer, passing from Let It Rock to Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die in 1972 at Sex in '74 at Seditionaries and World's End, the sign at 430 King's Road is a clock that runs backwards, here too it shows its being against the tide.
In the 70s he contributed to the creation of punk, the first fashion show in London dates back to 1981 with the collection entitled Pirate, it was no longer inspired only by the street and young people but also by tradition and technique, it takes its cue from the history of the seventeenth century costume / XNUMXth century, gradually exploring all the eras. She was the first contemporary designer to re-propose bodices by reworking them.
His creations are inspired by passions such as history, painting and social and political commitment.
In 1990 he launched his first men's collection, followed by accessories, bijoux, perfumes and gadgets.
In 92 she married an Austrian student and in 2005 she supported the movement for the defense of liberty civil rights by creating t-shirts with the slogan “I am not a terrorist, please don't arrest me”.
Some of her collections are entitled Active Ressistance and Active Resistance to propaganda and testify to the stylist's dissent towards politics and in particular the administrations of Blaire and Bush.
She earns honors such as the British Empire Officer title and the following year is awarded the British Empire Lady of Commends title and has been honored twice as British Designer of the Year.
Hers is a real back ground full of experiences, she belongs to the creation of jewels of the manga Nana by Ai Yazawa and in the live action Mika Nakashima.
In his fashion shows he is accompanied by DJ Matteo Ceccarini. But one of the thing I loved the most is that Carrie Bradshaw's wedding dress is from Vivienne Westwood.
Considered one of the last true rebels, who created outfits for true outsiders; in its history, art and activism go hand in hand mixed with a very strong political vein. His anti-fashion trend was his way of expressing the dissent of the generation he spoke for.
We remember his first collections, Pirate, Buffalo Girls and Withches, inspired by Keith Haring and the emerging underground scene in New York hip hop.
An artist who convinces anyone who comes into contact with her to question her status quo. Iconic and irreverent, she promotes an approach according to which everyone can make a difference, I would define her as a woman who is always ahead of the time she lives.
Giorgia Crescia
