Celebrities, fashionistas say good-bye to past due clothier Vivienne Westwood

Celebrities and fashionistas accumulated at London’s Southwark Cathedral on Thursday to mention good-bye to veteran clothier Vivienne Westwood, who died in December elderly 81.

The memorial carrier for the clothier and campaigner drew well-known names from the worlds of movie, tune and type, together with actors Vanessa Redgrave and her daughter Joely Richardson, Helena Bonham Carter, Gwendoline Christie and Elle Fanning in addition to tune stars Simon Le Bon, Nick Cave, Bob Geldolf and Stormzy.

Designers Victoria Beckham and Paul Smith, fashions Kate Moss, her daughter Lila Grace, and Lily Cole in addition to British Style editor Edward Enninful have been a number of the giant type names in attendance for the carrier, along Westwood’s husband and inventive spouse Andreas Kronthaler.

Westwood used to be synonymous with Seventies punk rock, dressing the Intercourse Pistols – a rebelliousness that remained her hallmark.

She addressed local weather exchange, air pollution, and her enhance for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on protest T-shirts or banners carried by way of her fashions at the runway of her type displays.

Some visitors at her memorial wore badges with the phrases “local weather” and “revolution”, one had a skirt studying “Loose Assange” whilst every other a shawl depicting Westwood and “Queen Vivienne”.

Many have been wearing her creations, together with tartan designs, her well-known towering platform heels in addition to strapped pirate boots.

The memorial used to be held an afternoon earlier than the beginning of London Type Week on Friday, the place designers will provide their newest collections.

The five-day match, run by way of the British Type Council (BFC), might be devoted to Westwood, organisers have stated.
“What a loss to the British type business, however what a legacy to have left at the back of for us to stay fascinated with how we as an business can … be extra accountable relating to the local weather disaster and manufacturing and what we put out,” Caroline Issa, CEO and type director at Tank mag in addition to BFC board member, instructed Reuters.

“Her punk spirit will all the time continue to exist, particularly within the type business.”