FASHION DESIGNER

Vivienne Westwood

1941 - 2022

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Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; 8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022) was an English 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 boutique that she and Malcolm McLaren ran on King's Road, which became known as Sex. Their ability to synchronise clothing and music shaped the 1970s UK punk scene, which included McLaren's band, the Sex Pistols. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vivienne Westwood is the 9th most popular fashion designer (down from 8th in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 313th in 2019) and the most popular British Fashion Designer.

Vivienne Westwood is most famous for her designs for the punk movement in the 1970s.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Vivienne Westwood ranks 9 out of 51. Before her are Calvin Klein, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Maurizio Gucci, and Jean-Paul Gaultier. After her are Cristóbal Balenciaga, Ralph Lauren, Donatella Versace, Hubert de Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, and Tommy Hilfiger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Vivienne Westwood ranks 21. Before her are Robert Forster, Richard Dawkins, Bernie Sanders, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Bruno Ganz, and George Smith. After her are Martha Argerich, Harry Nilsson, Václav Klaus, Faye Dunaway, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Julia Kristeva. Among people deceased in 2022, Vivienne Westwood ranks 19. Before her are Francisco Gento, Luc Montagnier, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and Mahsa Amini. After her are Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Olivia Newton-John, Sidney Poitier, Madeleine Albright, Marsha Hunt, and Angelo Sodano.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vivienne Westwood ranks 351 out of 8,785. Before her are Edward the Elder (871), Millvina Dean (1912), Julie Andrews (1935), Stan Laurel (1890), Lady Godiva (990), and Syd Barrett (1946). After her are Frank Williams (1942), John Edward Gray (1800), Edward Gibbon (1737), Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803), George Michael (1963), and Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among fashion designers born in United Kingdom, Vivienne Westwood ranks 1. After her are Mary Quant (1930), Charles Frederick Worth (1825), Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863), and Sarah Burton (1974).

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