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    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      HTSIThe 2023 women’s style special
      Rebel with a cause – the collectable legacy of Vivienne Westwood

      Classic pieces by the late godmother of punk are more sought after than ever

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Obituary
      Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer, 1941-2022

      An iconoclast and enemy of convention who defined the look of punk

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      UK fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies aged 81

      Tributes paid to pioneer widely credited with bringing punk style into the mainstream

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      The Art of FashionArt of Fashion: the British issue
      Why Vivienne Westwood still rules

      Her designs from the ’80s and ’90s are finding an appreciative new audience on TikTok — and bolstering demand for vintage pieces

    • Friday, 25 October, 2019
      ReviewTelevision
      Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist — BBC2 goes behind the scenes

      Westwood shows an endearing grace, sowing the seeds of future national treasure status

    • Friday, 29 June, 2018
      ReviewLife & Arts
      On digital: Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist — portrait of a fashion iconoclast

      Lorna Tucker’s modest sketch of a documentary is happy to let the designer’s handiwork do most of the talking

    • Wednesday, 21 March, 2018
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist — tantrums and outlandish creations

      Lorna Tucker’s documentary reveals the fashion designer as a unique individual

    • Sunday, 4 March, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, Noir Kei Ninomiya, Junya Watanabe AW18 review: the theatre of fashion

      There have been many spectacles, but the best dramas in Paris are the ones starring the clothes

    • Friday, 6 January, 2017
      UK business & economy
      Vivienne Westwood’s return boosts London Fashion Week Men’s

      More than 120 designers featured over four days with visitors from 38 countries

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2016
      World
      Punk memorabilia is becoming valuable

      The appeal of punk ephemera is growing among wealthy collectors

    • Wednesday, 6 April, 2016
      Michael Skapinker
      Why the British Museum should accept BP’s money

      Fight against climate change will not be advanced by refusing sponsorship for exhibitions

    • Friday, 22 January, 2016
      News in-depthWorld
      Anarchy gives way to tourism as punk hits 40

      Anniversary of musical revolution proves to be a lucrative marketing opportunity

    • Friday, 6 November, 2015
      Life & Arts
      What did you wear in the war, mummy?

      On Remembrance weekend, Aimee Farrell examines the power of the propaganda print

    • Thursday, 5 November, 2015
      European companies
      Low-cost airlines drop upstart image and dress to impress

      Ryanair’s new crew uniforms are part of a move among budget carriers to more sophisticated marketing

    • Thursday, 5 March, 2015
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Blackwell’s David Prescott weathers the storm in a bookshop

      The chief executive would still recommend the trade to his children

    • Monday, 13 October, 2014
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Alcina, The English Concert, Barbican, London and touring – review

      At times, this concert performance of Handel’s opera resembled a sing-off between starry soloists

    • Friday, 10 October, 2014
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Memoirs: John Lydon, Vivienne Westwood

      The alchemy of punk was shortlived but potent, as books by two of its pioneers reveal

    • Friday, 3 October, 2014
      Life & Arts
      Trends from Paris Fashion Week

      Circles, vintage florals and brocade are among the key looks for spring

    • Monday, 29 September, 2014
      Life & Arts
      Paris Fashion Week: Silly moments take edge off seriousness

      Avant garde aesthetics, activism and a grand adieu for Jean Paul Gaultier dominated the weekend’s catwalks

    • Monday, 15 September, 2014
      Life & Arts
      London Fashion Week: Day 3

      Show reviews from Preen, Margaret Howell, Mary Katrantzou and Jonathan Saunders

    • Thursday, 8 May, 2014
      Material WorldVanessa Friedman
      Dior Cruise: clothes, consumers and concept
    • Monday, 17 February, 2014
      Life & Arts
      London Fashion Week: Runway report 3
    • Friday, 6 December, 2013
      Life & Arts
      What guests wore at the glittering Bal des Débutantes in Paris
    • Friday, 22 November, 2013
      Life & Arts
      Socks for men take a step forward
    • Sunday, 29 September, 2013
      Vanessa FriedmanVanessa Friedman
      Paris Fashion Week: Designers take global temperature

      Sometimes what looks like fashion Dada is actually a practical solution to a problem

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