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In Pictures: Dame Vivienne Westwood’s life in fashion

By PA News
Published: 22:57, 29 December 2022
 | Updated: 23:01, 29 December 2022

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Dame Vivienne Westwood has died at the age of 81 after a long career in fashion. Here are some of her surprising, fascinating and jaw-dropping looks over her decades as a designer.

Vivienne Westwood accompanied by her husband Andreas Kronthaler at Royal Ascot in 1995 (Martin Keene/PA)
Vivienne Westwood accompanied by her husband Andreas Kronthaler at Royal Ascot in 1995 (Martin Keene/PA)
The Queen shakes hands with the designer in 1999 (Fiona Hanson/PA)
The Queen shakes hands with the designer in 1999 (Fiona Hanson/PA)
Westwood with her Red Carpet Designer award during the British Fashion Awards at the Victoria & Albert Museum in west London in 2006 (PA)
Westwood with her Red Carpet Designer award during the British Fashion Awards at the Victoria & Albert Museum in west London in 2006 (PA)
Westwood addresses anti-nuclear campaigners outside the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, Berkshire, in 2008 (Chris Ison/PA)
Westwood addresses anti-nuclear campaigners outside the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, Berkshire, in 2008 (Chris Ison/PA)
Dame Vivienne and Pamela Anderson at the British Comedy Awards in London in 2009 (Ian West/PA)
Dame Vivienne and Pamela Anderson at the British Comedy Awards in London in 2009 (Ian West/PA)
The designer arrives for the royal world premiere of Alice in Wonderland at the Odeon, Leicester Square, in 2010
The designer arrives for the royal world premiere of Alice in Wonderland at the Odeon, Leicester Square, in 2010
Emma Watson with Dame Vivienne and her award for Style Icon during the Elle Style awards in 2011 (PA)
Emma Watson with Dame Vivienne and her award for Style Icon during the Elle Style awards in 2011 (PA)
Dame Vivienne backstage at her Spring/Summer Red Label 2012 show at London Fashion Week held at Smithfields market, London (PA)
Dame Vivienne backstage at her Spring/Summer Red Label 2012 show at London Fashion Week held at Smithfields market, London (PA)
Dame Vivienne arrives for a book launch party, at Aqua in central London, on a bike (Yui Mok/PA)
Dame Vivienne arrives for a book launch party, at Aqua in central London, on a bike (Yui Mok/PA)
Dame Vivienne and models on the catwalk during the Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2016 London Fashion Week show (Yui Mok/PA)
Dame Vivienne and models on the catwalk during the Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2016 London Fashion Week show (Yui Mok/PA)
Dame Vivienne attending the Elle Style Awards in 2017 (Ian West/PA)
Dame Vivienne attending the Elle Style Awards in 2017 (Ian West/PA)
Dame Vivienne smears cake on her face as she joins supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for a picnic in Parliament Square in 2021 (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Dame Vivienne smears cake on her face as she joins supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for a picnic in Parliament Square in 2021 (Jonathan Brady/PA)
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