The world needs people like Vivienne Westwood to make a change for the better

Vivienne Westwood, the iconic British fashion designer and “godmother of punk”, has died aged 81. Vivienne Westwood (8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022), the British who fashion designer who gave birth to punk fashion, conquered fashion industry and built a global empire, has died on 29 December 2022 in London. “The only reason I … Read more

Festive-punk: Kenzo, Kansai, Felipe – A design trio for whom fashion is unabashedly festive

  KENZO x KANSAI YAMAMOTO: A brilliant tribute to the incredible design talent of Kenzo Takada and Kansai Yamamoto. The worlds of two legendary Japanese icons collide in a punk-infused celebration of life, filled with pops of color and animalia. The two Japanese designers who came to Europe, Kenzo Takada to Paris in the 60’s … Read more

‘I’ve always been a rebel’ – Vivienne Westwood on squaring environmental activism with selling fashion

Why playing cards can save the planet and the pure bliss of falling in love – Jess Cartner-Morley meets queen of punk and her co-designer and husband

Pink: the History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Colour at FIT

  The Museum at FIT (the Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York, regarded as one of the most important museums in the world, hosts Pink: the History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Colour, an exhibition exploring the changeable meaning of the colour pink over the last three centuries.   In its two sections (one … Read more

Vivienne Westwood’s eco-punks close London men’s fashion week

Punk pioneer had a tear in her eye during Ecotricity, which combined plastic knifes reworked as earrings and reliably glam party dresses

Paul Smith celebrates 40 years of punk

As part of Punk.London, the celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of punk, the designer kicks off the London Collections Men schedule with an exhibition of photographs by Derek Ridgers that document the era