From schoolteacher to fashion ICON: A Brief History of Dame Vivienne Westwood

This is the third episode of Read the Care Tag: A Fashion Podcast, which delves into the early years, brand development, and pre 2000s story of Vivienne Westwood: both brand and person. One of the pioneers of punk, and now a mainstay in both ready to wear and couture, if you like fashion, then you must hear her story.Disclaimer: Vivienne Westwood is my biggest inspiration, and I have done my absolute best with my research (sources linked below), so give me grace with any mistakes that may happen. But always happy to hear feedback in the comments :)Theme: by Étienne DyerSpecial thank you to Ben Westwood, Vivienne's son, who has so many incredible pieces of archival footage, and iconic interviews, on his youtube channel, which helped me a lot in the process of making this episode:merci, merci, merci!His channel is linked below:https://www.youtube.com/@benwestwood6350Fun Runway footage!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSMl9g0C6Vwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfhvm-9yVFUhttps://youtu.be/m3xHcai4_s0Sources:https://www.cnn.com/style/article/vivienne-westwood-obituary/index.htmlhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1173366/buccaneer-shirt-mclaren-malcolm/https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O75527/pirates-ensemble-vivienne-westwood/https://www.vogue.com/article/the-pirate-look-in-fashion-1981-2021https://lemodalogue.com/2012/02/12/seditionaries-and-pirates/https://www.kerrytaylorauctions.com/auction/lot/130-a-rare-complete-vivienne-westwood-pirate/?lot=17253&sd=1http://lidyacirella.blogspot.com/2010/09/vivienne-westwoodthe-queen-of-punk.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110108102530/http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1231_vivienne_westwood/influences.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivienne_Westwood#Referenceshttps://www.vogue.co.uk/article/vivienne-westwood-reveals-malcolm-mclaren-abusive-relationshiphttps://www.tukshoes.co.uk/pages/history-of-creepershttps://www.viviennewestwood.com/en-gb/westwood-world/the-story-so-far/https://www.viviennewestwood.com/en-gb/westwood-world/worlds-end/clint-eastwood-bomber/https://www.famsf.org/stories/appropriation-appreciation-commodificationhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-traits-excellence/201611/why-we-all-just-need-little-attention Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.