Westwood helped fuel the rise of punk fashion and her work was prominently featured in „Sex and the City“
Vivienne Westwood, famed British fashion designer who helped give rise to the punk and new wave fashion movements, has died at the age of 81, according to an official statement posted on her Twitter page.
“Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London,” the statement read. “The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better.”
Westwood first became known in the 70s for her partnership with artist and songwriter Malcolm McLaren, designing punk fashion at their King’s Road boutique SEX that came to define the visual look of the movement.
