With Vivienne Westwood, punk never died—it just grew up.
Westwood's beginnings are in punk music and she pioneered punk style, first gaining notoriety when the Sex Pistols wore her clothing at their shows and appearances.
Like the swallows, hearts and robots before it, the safety pin seems to be the next regurgitated trend gracing clothing and accessories everywhere—an obvious takeoff on the safety pin as fashion's punk roots. It's the logo of one of the best fashion/design blogs around,
Got an extra three grand lying around the house? How about spending it on the Vivienne Westwood Opus, one of the largest fashion books ever. The book, which costs a whopping $2,700, was published just this week (only 900 copies are available). It weighs in at 55 pounds and is filled with pictures of famous faces like Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Sir Bob Geldof, Jerry Hall and Helena Bonham Carter. The tome chronicles Westwood's fashion designs throughout her career and comes with nine different co
Diffusion lines have proven again and again to be the most lucrative for fashion designers. Marc Jacobs has his own collection but its the Marc by Marc Jacobs stuff, the $12 canvas tote bags and $20 costume jewelry that really rake it in. Vivienne Westwood recently did a line for Nine West here in the States. Proenza Schouler and Erin Fetherston worked with Target's GO International. Isaac Mizrahi's Target items fly off the shelves. Most women can only dream of owning Chloe stacked oxfords or a
