Westwood opened four stores in London and eventually expanded across the UK and around the world. She sold a wide range of goods, some of which furthered her political causes, such as the campaign for nuclear disarmament, climate change, and civil rights groups. There were 63 Westwood stores worldwide, including nine in China, nine in Hong Kong, 18 in South Korea, six in Taiwan, two in Thailand and two in the United States. As a writer at Vogue, she is invited by her editor to model wedding dresses, including a design by Westwood. Ben Westwood (* 1996) is her son with her first husband Derek Westwood. He is an erotic photographer
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Why is Vivienne Westwood so famous?
Mini-Crini’s standout piece of clothing was Westwood’s short, bell-shaped skirt—another cheeky sexual garment that combined the outline of a children’s party dress with an abbreviated version of the Victorian crinoline. Westwood relied less and less on McLaren’s direct input for her next collections, all of which were inspired by images of indigenous people she had seen on the pages of National Geographic magazine. Vive la Bagatelle, spring-summer 1997 — Dedicated to a woman who “is not picky about the number, but when it comes to choosing her affairs (Vivienne). Although she was often judged to be “non-commercial,” Westwood was undeterred, which was also supported by applause from the fashion industry, including a Womenswear Designer of the Year award from the British Fashion Council in 1990
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