Vivienne Westwood Short biography
Vivienne Westwood was a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the last 50 years.
Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for the Sex Pistols, the punk rock band managed by her then-partner Malcolm McLaren. Their ability to synthesize clothing and music defined the 1970s UK punk scene, which included McLaren's band, the Sex Pistols.
She went on to open four shops in London and eventually expanded throughout Britain and the world, selling a wide range of clothing, some of which promoted her political causes such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, climate change and civil rights groups.
