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Vivienne Westwood, Iconic Fashion Designer Donned By Beyoncé, Zendaya & More, Dies At 81

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;viviennewestwood&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Dame Vivienne Westwood<&sol;a>&comma; famed fashion designer and pioneer of the punk rock fashion movement&comma; died at age 81&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"ClhDP4Nu-eR" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;29th December 2022&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to a public statement from her team&comma; Westwood passed away on Thursday &&num;8220&semi;peacefully and surrounded by her family&comma; in Clapham&comma; South London&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Vivienne continued to do the things she loved&comma; up until the last moment&comma; designing&comma; working on her art&comma; writing her book&comma; and changing the world for the better&period; She led an amazing life&period; Her innovation and impact over the last 60 years has been immense and will continue into the future&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Her team went on to say that Westwood &&num;8220&semi;considered herself a Taoist&period;&&num;8221&semi; Then added a quote from the 81-year-old&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Tao spiritual system&period; There was never more need for the Tao today&period; Tao gives you a feeling that you belong to the cosmos and gives purpose to your life&semi; it gives you such a sense of identity and strength to know you’re living the life you can live and therefore ought to be living&colon; make full use of your character and full use of your life on earth&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the statement concluded&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CmxCSQ&lowbar;rWxi" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Beyoncé&comma; Zendaya&comma; Lori Harvey &amp&semi; More<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Many celebrities have donned the threads and custom designs of Vivienne Westwood&period; Take a look below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Beyoncé<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;ab8w &lowbar;ab94 &lowbar;ab99 &lowbar;ab9f &lowbar;ab9m &lowbar;ab9p &lowbar;abbh &lowbar;abcm"><span class&equals;"&lowbar;aacl &lowbar;aaco &lowbar;aacu &lowbar;aacx &lowbar;aad7 &lowbar;aade">&commat;beyonce wore a &num;VivienneWestwood custom-made silver sequin corseted two piece&comma; with an elongated lustrous cape for her OTR&colon;II tour in Santa Clara&comma; California&comma; USA&period;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;BobdLdOhvQ&lowbar;&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;loading" data-instgrm-version&equals;"14" style&equals;" background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; max-width&colon;658px&semi; min-width&colon;326px&semi; padding&colon;0&semi; width&colon;99&period;375&percnt;&semi; width&colon;-webkit-calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi; width&colon;calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi;"><div>&NewLine; <iframe class&equals;"custom-ig-embed" data-src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;BobdLdOhvQ&lowbar;&sol;embed&sol;captioned" allowtransparency&equals;"true" allowfullscreen&equals;"true" frameborder&equals;"0" height&equals;"640px" scrolling&equals;"no" style&equals;"background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; border&colon;0&semi; border-radius&colon;3px&semi; box-shadow&colon;0 0 1px 0 rgba&lpar;0&comma;0&comma;0&comma;0&period;5&rpar;&comma;0 1px 10px 0 rgba&lpar;0&comma;0&comma;0&comma;0&period;15&rpar;&semi; margin&colon; 1px&semi; max-width&colon;540px&semi; min-width&colon;326px&semi; padding&colon;0&semi; width&colon;99&period;375&percnt;&semi; width&colon;-webkit-calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi; width&colon;calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi;"><&sol;iframe>&NewLine; <&sol;div><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><a class&equals;"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate &lowbar;a6hd" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;Beyonce&sol;">&commat;Beyonce<&sol;a> stars on the cover of the December 2020 issue of <a class&equals;"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate &lowbar;a6hd" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;BritishVogue&sol;">&commat;BritishVogue<&sol;a> wearing a custom Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood corset dress&&num;8230&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CILyFjlpqZr" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Zendaya<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>When in London…wear &commat;viviennewestwood&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CVKWdLfr5vg" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Lori Harvey<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Harvey sported a corset made by Vivienne Westwood for her 24th birthday photoshoot&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CJ&lowbar;vpNblpg3" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CJ&lowbar;0ARilTsc" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Megan Thee Stallion<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>American singer &commat;theestallion wears the Pamela corset dress from the Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 2022 collection on the cover of &commat;nymag&NoBreak;&&num;8230&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CiCeyzROJSv" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Angus Cloud<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;ab8w &lowbar;ab94 &lowbar;ab99 &lowbar;ab9f &lowbar;ab9m &lowbar;ab9p &lowbar;abbh &lowbar;abcm"><span class&equals;"&lowbar;aacl &lowbar;aaco &lowbar;aacu &lowbar;aacx &lowbar;aad7 &lowbar;aade">&commat;anguscloud&comma; who plays Fezco in &&num;8216&semi;Euphoria&&num;8217&semi;&comma; wears the Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 2022 white chiffon crepe hood&comma; black linen Double-Breast Football jacket and Iris Fishnet t-shirt in the &commat;wonderland Spring 2022 issue&&num;8230&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CbQZFS&lowbar;qQqT" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Adele<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>British singer &commat;adele wears a custom corseted dress in scarlet red satin with silk tulle bolero and train from the couture collection in her latest video for single &&num;8216&semi;Oh My God&&num;8217&semi;&period;&NoBreak;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CYyepkqMhTE" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>British singer &commat;Adele wears a custom-made corset dress by &num;VivienneWestwood Couture for &commat;britishvogue &&num;8216&semi;s November 2021 cover story&period;&NoBreak;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CUxxsKdtR1U" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>FKA Twigs<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Musician &commat;fkatwigs wears &commat;ndreasKronthaler for Vivienne Westwood Autumn-Winter 2021&sol;22 look &num;25 in the music video for her latest single&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;Measure of a Man’ for upcoming film The King’s Man&period;&NoBreak;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CXT&lowbar;x-7OiDJ" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CXV4AqNsRhk" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Westwood&&num;8217&semi;s Legacy<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p id&equals;"mntl-sc-block&lowbar;1-0-20" class&equals;"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;style&sol;fashion-designer-vivienne-westwood-dead-at-81&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">PEOPLE<&sol;a>&comma; Vivienne Westwood was born Vivienne Isabel Swire in Glossop&comma; Derbyshire&comma; on April 8&comma; 1941&period; She began designing clothes in 1971&period; 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