| LC control no. | no 96002170 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Westwood, Vivienne, 1941-2022 |
| Other standard no. | 0000 0001 2142 2008 85586601 Q158067 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Birth date | 1941-04-08 |
| Death date | 2022-12-29 |
| Place of birth | Glossop (Derbyshire, England) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Punk rock music--Philosophy and aesthetics Punk culture Clothing and dress in art Punk fashion |
| Affiliation | Vivienne Westwood (Firm) |
| Profession or occupation | Fashion designers Activists Climate activist Political activist |
| Found in | Fashion in art, the Second Empire and impressionism, 1995: t.p. (Vivienne Westwood) p. 234 (British designer) WW, 1995 (Westwood, Vivienne; b. 4/8/1941; OBE 1992; fashion designer ) Wikipedia, viewed December 29, 2022 (died 29 December 2022, Clapham, London, England) New York times, 31 Dec. 2022: in an obituary on page A18 (Vivienne Westwood; born Vivienne Isabel Swire on Apr. 8, 1941 in Glossop, a village in Derbyshire [England], died Thursday [Dec. 29, 2022] in Clapham, South London, aged 81; gave Punk era its style; the designer who defined the look of punk, using rock iconography, royalty, art and religion as recurring motifs in collections that brought a rebellious edge to British style, before going on to a long and influential career as a fashion designer with an activist streak; her provocative creations appeared on supermodels and celebrities and influenced mainstream fashion; throughout her life, Ms. Westwood remained "a vocal environmental and political activist whose collections are always manifestoes and calls to rally") |
| Associated language | eng |
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