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Vivienne Westwood, Priestess of Punk, Has Died

The anti-establishment designer pioneered the punk look in mid-1970s London, leaving a lasting impact on fashion and wider culture.
The maverick fashion designer Vivienne Westwood was known for her five-decade long career originating in the mid-1970s punk movement in London and who remained devoted to its ethos of anti-establishment agitation throughout her life.
The maverick designer Vivienne Westwood pioneered the punk look in mid-1970s London, leaving a lasting impact on fashion and wider culture. (Getty Images)
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Vivienne Westwood, the maverick UK fashion designer whose five-decade career originated in the mid-1970s punk movement in London and who remained devoted to its ethos of anti-establishment agitation throughout her life, has died at the age of 81. Her brand announced the news of her death.

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