Description
Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age. Fashion designer, activist, co-creator of punk, global brand and grandmother; a true legend. Her career successfully spanned five decades and her work has influenced millions of people across the world.
For the first and only time, Vivienne Westwood has written a personal memoir, collaborating with award-winning biographer Ian Kelly, to describe the events, people and ideas that have shaped her extraordinary life.
Told in all its glamour and glory, and with her unique voice, unexpected perspective and passionate honesty, this is her story.
The life story of Dame Vivienne Westwood, told for the first time.
About the Author
Dame Vivienne Westwood was a leading fashion designer and political activist.
Ian Kelly is the prize-winning biographer of Casanova, Beau Brummell, Samuel Foote and Antonin Careme.
Reviews
This wonderful memoir, which is adorned with beautiful images, provides a captivating portrait of a fascinating character * Daily Mail *
An uproarious picaresque romp through Westwood's wild life * Daily Telegraph *
This serious biography explores not only Westwood's life and career but also decades of British history and the way in which the fashion industry has developed. . .I consumed the 500-page biography in gulps, cramming it in and then decelerating to wallow in Kelly's sinuous prose * Business Day's Wanted *
I consumed the 500-page biography in gulps, cramming it in and then decelerating to wallow in Kelly's sinuous prose.In a world where clothes are designed to become unfashionable almost upon wearing them, Vivienne Westwood reminded me of why I'm so drawn to the industry and shows how fashion, as a wearable expression of art, can change the world for the better * Sartorial Reads *
Book Information
ISBN 9781447254140
Author Vivienne Westwood
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Picador
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 738g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 132mm * 37mm
