Celebrities pay tribute to Vivienne Westwood, the late fashion designer.
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Celebrities and fashion industry tastemakers will always remember the legendary English designer and activist. Dame Vivienne WestwoodWho is it? died Thursday. She was 81.
According to a statement Westwood, who was released by the label via Instagram, died peacefully surrounded by his family and friends in Clapham. An official cause of death wasn’t immediately available.
“Vivienne kept doing the things she loved up to the end, including designing, writing, and art. Her life was extraordinary. The label announced that her innovation and impact over the past 60 years was immense.
“Vivienne is needed in the world to make a difference for the better,” concluded the label.
Westwood is a fashion icon who has revolutionized fashion, particularly in London in the mid-1970s. Many stars, stylists, models and designers have benefited from Westwood’s influence.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
The Halloween actress Three Instagram posts were made in honor of Westwood, including one in which she recalls dating Adam Ant, an English singer, and gave her a “Thank You” gift.massive box of clothing” From Westwood, which introduced her the designer’s brilliance.
Curtis wrote the caption to Curtis’s post, “I was raised within a conservative household. My father was a Marine and I was a girl. The clothes that looked like pirates were worn by my mother delighted and terrified me.”
She continued, “It was avantgarde and punk, dangerous and rebellious. Not one of those words you would apply to my life and yet I tried to wear them.”
The Emmy nominee also revealed how Sean James, Curtis’ hairdresser, was an “employee and brand ambassador for ever” of Westwood’s in a separate post) re-introduced her love for the label.
“I have been able to see her magic through him all these years. It’s amazing how I wish I could still wear those clothes. An icon. Curtis described Curtis as a “talented dame.”
She also shared a photo Westwood wrote, “INF L U E N E N C ER” on the cover of his memoir.
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Victoria Beckham
The former Spice Girl and eponymous fashion designer On her Instagram Story, she honored her industry comrade, writing: “I’m so sorry to learn about the passing of legendary designer, activist Dame VivienneWestwood.” My thoughts and prayers are with her family during this very sad time. VB.”
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Claudia Schiffer
“The genius of @viviennewestwood will be irreplaceable, and she will be missed,” the supermodel Captioned an Instagram Story that featured a photo of them.
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Amelia Gray Hamlin
Emerging model – And daughter of Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna – Amelia Gray HamlinVivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2023 Andreas Kronthaler runway show in Paris Fashion Week, October this year, was walked by Vivienne.
She wrote, “Thanks for changing my life,” while posting footage of herself walking the VivienneWestwood catwalk on her Story.
Derek Blasberg
“Vivienne Westwood, the ultimate PunkTwitter user, journalist and socialite, said that Westwood had left the club. In his tweet thread, he mentioned Westwood as having “ushered in London’s anti-fashion scene to high fashion,” and for her advocacy of global warming. He also mentioned her famous looks.
“Ps. “Punk Vivienne Westwood” is a description of what she wore to receive an OBE from Queen Elizabeth. (Or, even more precisely, what she didn’t wear.He said, referring to Westwood’s commando performance in 1992 when she was made Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Karen Elson
Supermodel and singer-songwriter Karen Elson Remember Westwood as a “reckoner” who “pushed the needle of British Fashion and kept that fearless original spirit throughout her entire career.”
Elson posted on Instagram, “Fashion and art will mourn the loss of a gargantuan women who shaped what we wear and how we look,” “Rest In Peace Dame Vivienne Westwood.”
Karla Welch
The stylist is a stylist whose clients include Justin Bieber, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sarah Paulson And Karlie Kloss, wrote “God save the Queen”, while adding “#theoriginal.”
Sam McKnight
Sam McKnight was a hairdresser and worked closely with Westwood as well as Andreas Kronthaler, her husband and creative partner.
He wrote, “Rest in Peace dear Vivienne. It is a blessing to have been able to spin around in the magical orbit of your universe. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. You’re an original, a trailblazer for taboos, and an ICON to generations. BE MORE VIVIAL in a world full of cookie-cutter mediocrity! ❤️❤️❤️ #bemoreviv.”