# Vivienne Westwood
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Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; 8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022) was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the past 50 years.
Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for the boutique that she and Malcolm McLaren ran on King's Road, which became known as Sex.
266: What 20 Years of Thrifting Teaches You About Finding Great Vintage, feat. Beth Jones
Twenty years of thrifting can completely change what you notice on the racks. Fashion creator and stylist Beth Jones shares how decades of studying vintage fashion, designers, runways, and personal style have shaped the way she finds extraordinary secondhand pieces.
Beth takes host Maggie Scivicqu…
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Bella Freud runs the fashion brand of the same name, is the great-granddaughter of Sigmund, and host of the very popular podcast Fashion Neurosis, where she invites guests like Rick Owens or Cate Blanchet to lie on her couch and have a chat. We spoke with her from her kitchen about customizing one'…
The Fashion Rebels Who Changed Everything: Mugler, Westwood & McQueen
Thierry Mugler, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen didn’t simply make clothes - they challenged the entire idea of what fashion could be.
Diane Gilman looks back at three of fashion’s most rebellious and influential designers, from Mugler’s futuristic, theatrical vision to Westwood’s punk revo…
Friday, December 30, 2022
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Johnny Rotten’s Audition at SEX: How a Shop Became a Punk Icon
The episode explores John Lydon's 1975 audition in Malcolm McLaren’s SEX shop, detailing how the raw performance, Vivienne Westwood’s aesthetic, and London’s disaffected youth converged to launch the Sex Pistols as a cultural touchstone of British punk.
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From Westwood to Couture: The Punk Fashion Journey
This episode explores the evolution of punk style—from Vivienne Westwood’s 1974 Sex boutique in London and its DIY, safety‑pin‑laden outfits, through the rise of iconic punk shirts and leather jackets that shaped 1980s fashion, to the moment luxury houses like Gucci, Prada, and Zara recontextualize…
Vivienne Westwood, SEX, and the Visual Language of British Punk
This episode dives into how Vivienne Westwood’s boutique SEX on London’s King's Road became the first punk fashion house, detailing its collaboration with Malcolm McLaren and the Sex Pistols, the DIY production and distribution tactics that spread the look, and how commercial interest eventually re…
How Punk Fashion Escaped the Basement and Hit the Runway
This episode traces how punk’s DIY clothing—ripped shirts, safety‑pin leather jackets, and rebellious slogans—transformed from underground rehearsal rooms into high‑fashion runways with designers like Vivienne Westwood and Thierry Mugler. We examine the paradox of a movement built on anti‑consumeri…
Punk’s Fashion Revolution: From Underground Rebellion to Luxury Runways
In this episode we trace the rise of punk style—from Vivienne Westwood’s Sex shop on London’s King's Road and Johnny Rotten’s ripped shirts, through its flirtation with Paris runway shows in 1976, to modern luxury houses that co‑opted safety pins and studs. We look at how an anarchic DIY aesthetic …
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