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Vivienne Swire was born in 1941 in the small British village of Tintwistle
At the age of 17, she moved to London and enrolled in the Harrow School of Art, where she studied fashion design and jewelry making
In her free time, she sold jewelry at the Portobello Road flea market
The Beginning of Rebellion
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Vivienne Swire was born in 1941 in the small British village of Tintwistle
At the age of 17, she moved to London and enrolled in the Harrow School of Art, where she studied fashion design and jewelry making
In her free time, she sold jewelry at the Portobello Road flea market
Vivienne dropped out after her first semester.
In 1962, Vivienne married
a future pilot,
Derek Westwood
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In 1962, Vivienne married
a future pilot,
Derek Westwood
and took his last name
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However, the marriage didn’t last long. her desire for аггаагттаа proved stronger
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initially selling records and reworked 1950s outfits bought from the Brixton market
The Birth of Revolution
In 1965, Westwood, who was working as a teacher at the time,
met Malcolm McLaren, the future manager of punk rock bands
Westwood and McLaren opened a store at 430 King’s Road,
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The store’s name and interior changed with each collection, featuring names such as Let it Rock, Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die, and Seditionaries
Their relationship and joint projects became the foundation of the punk movement in the 1970s
These relationships were
Yet they marked the beginning of Vivienne’s own story in the world of fashion and activism
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toxic and abusive
initially selling records and reworked 1950s outfits bought from the Brixton market
In 1965, Westwood, who was working as a teacher at the time,
met Malcolm McLaren, the future manager of punk rock bands
Westwood and McLaren opened a store at 430 King’s Road,
The store’s name and interior changed with each collection, featuring names such as Let it Rock, Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die, and Seditionaries
Their relationship and joint projects became the foundation of the punk movement in the 1970s
The Birth of Revolution
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These relationships were
toxic and abusive
Yet they marked the beginning of Vivienne’s own story in the world of fashion and activism
Together with McLaren, they were responsible for the musicians’ image:
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tearing T-shirts, burning holes in them with cigarettes, and decorating clothes with safety pins and beer bottle caps
One of the most provocative items in the Sex Pistols’ wardrobe was
The Destroy T-shirt, featuring a swastika and the line
“I am an Antichrist” from the song “Anarchy in the UK"
When McLaren formed the band, Westwood offered to write lyrics
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King's Road store
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It was there that they met the future members of the Sex Pistols, a band that would become the symbol of the punk movement
The store became the epicenter of punk culture
Together with McLaren, they were responsible for the musicians’ image:
click on the player
tearing T-shirts, burning holes in them with cigarettes, and decorating clothes with safety pins and beer bottle caps
One of the most provocative items in the Sex Pistols’ wardrobe was
The Destroy T-shirt, featuring a swastika and the line “I am an Antichrist” from the song “Anarchy in the UK"
When McLaren formed the band, Westwood offered to write lyrics
Back to the
King's Road store
The store became the epicenter of punk culture
It was there that they met the future members of the Sex Pistols, a band that would become the symbol of the punk movement
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The provocative T-shirts and the store’s design sparked scandals, including legal charges under the Obscene Publications Act
However, this only motivated Vivienne to release even bolder creations
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