Vivienne Westwood Clothes 1970s

With her partner malcolm mclaren she extended the influence of the 1970s punk music movement into fashion.

Vivienne westwood clothes 1970s. Anti fashion torn fashion becomes punk fashion self mutilation and body piercings bondage in punk fashion vivienne westwood and malcolm mclaren open seditionaries shop london loads of hair or no. Vivienne westwood british fashion designer known for her provocative clothing. Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for malcolm mclaren s boutique in the king s road which became known as sex their ability to synthesise clothing and music shaped the. She later became a leading independent designer.

Using her own words and contributions by friends and family biographer ian kelly charts how westwood turned from revolutionary into the founder of a global fashion house. New season menswear womenswear and accessories now available on the online shop. The hippie movement was still the fashion look of late 1960s london but this did not inspire vivienne westwood and malcolm mclaren they were more interested in rebellion and in particular 1950s clothing music and memorabilia. Vivienne began by making teddy boy clothes for mclaren and in 1971 they opened let it rock at 430 kings road.

Punk was as much a youthful reaction against older generations considered oppressive and outdated as a product of the newly recognized and influential youth culture. Dame vivienne isabel westwood dbe rdi née swire. Vivienne began by making teddy boy clothes for mclaren and in 1971 they opened let it rock at 430 kings road. Regardless of the season her signature style is redefined through a myriad of silhouettes and designs.

Vivienne westwood is often cited as punk s creator but the complex genesis of punk is also found in england s depressed economic and sociopolitical conditions of the mid 1970s. Born 8 april 1941 is a british fashion designer and businesswoman largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. Vivienne westwood catalogues their dysfunctional relationship and creative partnership which in the 1970s helped shape the look and sound of the punk movement. Shop vivienne westwood s latest designer collections on the official site today.

A mastermind of the punk era westwood s rose to the spotlight in the 1970s alongside bands like the sex pistols as the architect behind the movement s rebellious image.