Following news of legendary British designer and activist Vivienne Westwood’s death at the age of 81, revisit the times she made her runway a platform for protest.
was well-known for her political statements, both on and off the runway. Indeed, the outspoken veteran designer often used her catwalk collections to make her views clear, whether that be on an eye-catching slogan T-shirt or a sign held up by a model walking the runway.
She also backed controversial figures in the past, donning an “I am” T-shirt at the end of her autumn/winter 2013 show, before visiting the WikiLeaks founder at the Ecuadorian embassy, where he sought asylum in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden following sexual assault allegations. Before that, her autumn/winter 2006 collection referenced the jailed Native American activist Leonard Peltier. When it came to British politics, Westwood never shied away from making her voice heard.
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