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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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