Designer, Punk and Activist, Dame Vivienne Westwood

Designer, Punk and Activist, Dame Vivienne WestwoodA few hours ago, I didn’t know a whole lot about Vivienne Westwood and now I’m totally fascinated.  This woman defies all description, but I’m going to try to explain her anyway.

This is a woman that, when she received the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth in 1992, didn’t wear underwear and was photographed with her hoo-ha out at Buckingham Palace.

Designer, Punk and Activist, Dame Vivienne WestwoodThree years earlier, she’d appeared as Margaret Thatcher on the cover of Tatler with the caption “This woman was once a punk.”  Thatcher was reportedly less than pleased.

Is she eccentric?  Just a tad.  Is she talented? Without a doubt.  A true artist (as in Continue reading