'True punk' Vivienne Westwood hailed as 'icon' in tributes after death aged 81

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The queen of punk! Vivienne Westwood’s iconic designs were frequently featured on dozens of stars, including Kim Kardashian, Gwen Stefani, Gigi Hadid and more.

on Thursday, December 29 at the age of 81. Westwood  passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Clapham, London. “Vivienne continued to do the things she loved up until her last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better,” a representative said in a statement.

Watch Below: Vivienne Westwood S/S 2016“I will continue with Vivienne in my heart," explained Andreas Kronthaler, her husband and creative partner. “We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with.“Thank you darling.”Representatives revealed in a statement that she died peacefully surrounded by her family in Clapham, South London on December 29th 2022. Vivienne Westwood was a revolutionary fashion designer and activist who was largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new-wave fashions into the mainstream. She was inspired by the shock value of punk and rose to prominence in the 1970s. In recent years, the designer's advocacy for climate change strongly influenced her designs, with Vivienne introducing a new era for the genre she was so famous for steering: the eco-punk. “Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better," a statement by her clothing brand read.“She led an amazing life.

Vivienne Westwood — the fashion designer known as the “high priestess of punk” — has passed away at the age of 81.

Legendary fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has died. Her eponymous label confirmed the style icon’s passing at age 81 on Thursday, December 29.

British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, who was a key part of bringing punk fashion into the mainstream, has died at 81. No cause was given, but a tweet from her fashion house said she passed “peacefully and surrounded” by her family in Clapham, South London.