Vivienne Westwood

Nick Cave, Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and many more attended the late designer's funeral in Southwark.

She paid tribute to the impact of her design on her own life: “If it wasn’t for Vivienne I’d be naked,” she said. Also speaking during the service was Nick Cave, who arrived arm-in-arm with his wife Susie Cave, as well as Westwood’s own family members, including her grandchildren Cora Corré, Joseph Corré and Ben Westwood. Her daughter Lila arrived afterwards, also wearing a pair of Westwood’s pirate-inspired high heels. Helena Bonham Carter, who gave the eulogy at the memorial, also paid tribute through her red tartan corseted blazer and matching skirt — one of Westwood’s most recognisable designs. [fashion](https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/fashion), and for the climate and activism work which defined her later years. [Kate Moss](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/kate-moss) made a nod to Westwood wearing the signature, platform black suede heels, along with a floral silk dress and beret.

Victoria Beckham, Jonathan Ross, Paloma Faith, Kate Moss and Helena Bonham Carter are all celebrating the life of iconic British fashion designer Dame ...

"Laughed at by the fashion industry but without question she is the undisputed Queen of British fashion. I’ve never forgotten her generosity and kindness in making that happen and saving the day. The clothes arrived at my London hotel unclean, were unflattering and in need of alteration. I will forever be grateful to have been in your orbit , because to me and most , in fashion & in humanity, you, Vivienne, were the sun. Her innovation and impact over the last 60 years has been immense and will continue into the future." Kx". "RIP Vivienne. "Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better. She wore a black hat and bag along with a pair of red fluffy heels. rest in love and Rest In Peace I will miss you". my inspiration and idol in all things … It was charming, moving and radical."

The service was also attended by celebrities including Paloma Faith, Helena Bonham-Carter, Nick Cave and Jonathan Ross.

In 1992, Vivienne was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her contribution to the world of fashion. The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better.” She led an amazing life. [died “](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/vivienne-westwood-dies-fashion-icon_uk_63ae0223e4b0d6f0b9f27818) [peacefully and surrounded by her family” ](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/vivienne-westwood-dies-fashion-icon_uk_63ae0223e4b0d6f0b9f27818)in December 2022, at the age of 81. [Victoria Beckham](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/victoria-beckham/) and [Kate Moss](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/kate-moss/) were among the representatives from the fashion world who paid their respects at a memorial for [Dame Vivienne Westwood](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/vivienne-westwood/). [Nick Cave](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/nick-cave/), [Jarvis Cocker](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/jarvis-cocker/) and [Sir Bob Geldof](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/bob-geldof/). The game-changing and iconic designer first made a name for herself in the 1970s with her unique approach to both fashion and the establishment, and she went on to become an influential and pivotal figure within the punk scene. [Stormzy](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/stormzy/), [Beth Ditto](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/beth-ditto/), [Paloma Faith](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/paloma-faith/) and [Will Young](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/will-young/), as well as actors [Helena Bonham-Carter](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/helena-bonham-carter/), [Dame Vanessa Redgrave](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/vanessa-redgrave/) and [Elle Fanning](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/../../../news/elle-fanning/). Over the decades, Vivienne became synonymous with her androgynous designs and signature slogan t-shirts, as well as her outspoken views on a number of political and social issues. A statement shared released at the time said: “Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better. Many of the celebrities in attendance paid tribute to Dame Vivienne by wearing her designs to the event. A service was held in the iconic designer’s memory on Thursday afternoon at Southwark Cathedral, attended by friends, family and many prominent figures from entertainment and fashion industries.

Dame Vivienne, who was recognised as a punk legend, environmental activist and designer extraordinaire, died aged 81 in December.

In 1992, Dame Vivienne famously wore a perfectly tailored skirt suit with a grey matching hat while collecting her OBE. Presenter and naturalist Chris Packham, a longtime friend of the designer and a fellow environmental campaigner, wore a dark suit with a grey camouflage coat for the service. Model Georgia May Jagger attended in a grey pinstripe blazer and dark trousers as well as model Lily Cole who wore a black lace dress with a taupe coat. Actress Dame Vanessa Redgrave was also in attendance in a camel coat and hat alongside her daughter, actress Joely Richardson, who matched in a camel and black suit over a lime green top. Meanwhile, British Vogue editor Edward Enninful dressed in an all-black suit and blazer ensemble while former editor Alexandra Shulman wore a long navy coat with fur trim and a black and white striped skirt. Supermodel Moss donned a black dress with a floral design and a black blazer and her daughter Lila Grace Moss Hack paired her outfit with a Westwood red bag.

Mad Men star Christina Hendricks paid tribute to Dame Vivienne Westwood as she attended her memorial service in London on Thursday.

We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with. Her third husband and creative partner Andreas Kronthaler said at the time: 'I will continue with Vivienne in my heart. Incredibly her career began when she was a primary school teacher, making jewellery and then dresses in her spare time after marrying Hoover engineer Derek Westwood. She has been in a relationship since November 2021. Fashion moment: She wore a plaid coat by the designer to pay her respects with a host of other celebrities [Christina Hendricks](/tvshowbiz/christina-hendricks/index.html) paid tribute to Dame [Vivienne Westwood](/tvshowbiz/vivienne-westwood/index.html) as she [attended her memorial service in London on Thursday.](/news/article-11758823/Stars-world-fashion-showbiz-attend-Vivienne-Westwood-memorial.html)

Dame Vivienne Westwood's funeral: Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Helena Bonham Carter and other stars in attendance at the British fashion designer's memorial ...

[Alexa Chung](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/alexa-chung/) crafted a streamlined aesthetic in a straight-style charcoal overcoat with an additional plume of ostrich feathers adorning her neck. [Lila](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/lila-moss/) joined her supermodel mother at the touching event. [Dame Vivienne Westwood](https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/vivienne-westwood/). [Dame Vanessa Redgrave](https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/vanessa-redgrave/) charmed in beige [alongside her daughter Joely Richardson](https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20230216164587/joely-richardson-vanessa-redgrave-westwood-memorial/). [debuted his first official collection](https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/20221230160596/vivenne-westwood-fashion-history/) at Paris Fashion Week Autumn-Winter under the name Andreas Kronthaler For Vivienne Westwood, replacing Gold Label. The legendary British designer [passed away on 29 December](https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20221229160591/vivienne-westwood-dies/). Zandra Rhodes paid tribute to her late friend alongside other members of the fashion elite. The singer slipped into a quirky pair of black and red socks, some graphic lace-up shoes and a navy, tailored overcoat to finesse his fabulous funeral attire. Tracy Emin looked low-key in an olive green coat and a tartan scarf as she left the cathedral. The presenter wore a cobalt blue knit displaying a skull and crossbones situated beside text that read 'No Future,' in true nihilist Westwood fashion. She completed her attire by stepping out in some chunky flatform brogues and a string of pearls brandishing the designer's orb insignia. The former Spice Girl stepped out in a gothic all-black outfit with a chevron knit fabric, consisting of an ebony lace floor-length dress featuring long sleeves, a high neckline, a punctuated exterior and a mermaid train.

Celebrities and fashionistas gathered at London's Southwark Cathedral on Thursday to say goodbye to veteran designer Vivienne Westwood, who died in December ...

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Dame Vivienne, who was recognised as a punk legend, environmental activist and designer extraordinaire, died aged 81 in December.

In 1992, Dame Vivienne famously wore a perfectly tailored skirt suit with a grey matching hat while collecting her OBE. Presenter and naturalist Chris Packham, a longtime friend of the designer and a fellow environmental campaigner, wore a dark suit with a grey camouflage coat for the service. Model Georgia May Jagger attended in a grey pinstripe blazer and dark trousers as well as model Lily Cole who wore a black lace dress with a taupe coat. Actress Dame Vanessa Redgrave was also in attendance in a camel coat and hat alongside her daughter, actress Joely Richardson, who matched in a camel and black suit over a lime green top. Meanwhile, British Vogue editor Edward Enninful dressed in an all-black suit and blazer ensemble while former editor Alexandra Shulman wore a long navy coat with fur trim and a black and white striped skirt. Supermodel Moss donned a black dress with a floral design and a black blazer and her daughter Lila Grace Moss Hack paired her outfit with a Westwood red bag.

Joseph Corré speaks out as family and friends pay tribute to designer at memorial service in London.

[London](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/london) fashion week, which was dedicated to the late designer and her legacy. Speaking in a filmed tribute months before her death, Westwood said activism was her priority, and fashion was her therapy: “I just liked doing it,” she said. Her clothes sometimes featured activist slogans, and despite participating with the fashion week calendar, she often urged her customers to buy less, not more. The actor said she had “an obscene amount of clothes, which Vivienne would not have liked with her ‘buy less’ manifesto”. Wearing a Westwood kilt suit, the designer and creative director of her company was visibly moved as he recalled their secret trysts in the late 80s. In a tribute delivered from the pulpit at Southwark Cathedral, the activist Joseph Corré praised his mother’s clothes, their relationship and her legacy.

Fashionistas of every stripe came to the ceremony at London's Southwark Cathedral to pay tribute, including models such as Kate Moss, designers, singers and ...

Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon accompanied his model wife and daughter, Yasmin and Amber. Dame Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of US Vogue, also attended in trademark black. Stars of the fashion, acting and music worlds turned out to pay tribute to the late designer Dame Vivienne Westwood at a memorial service to celebrate her life held at Southwark Cathedral in London on Thursday.

Helena Bonham-Carter, Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Victoria Beckham, and others gather at Southwark Cathedral to pay tribute to the late Vivienne Westwood.

All the actresses on this red carpet haven’t eaten for weeks—and I have had a full-fat English breakfast.” Of wearing Westwood she said: “I feel like who I want to be. And her curls, in orange.” At the Kunsthistorisches he showed her his favorite Velázquez and then a Rubens—an image of which was on the tie he was wearing as he spoke to us from the pulpit. She has given me my armor to face the world for so many years.” She added: “Thank you for the cutting, the draping that makes your clothes so dynamic and alive, so much so that I wouldn’t be surprised to wake in the night and find them dancing in my closet, alive.” He added: “Back in the 1970s, affected by the horrors of the war in Vietnam, she became interested in the idea of chaos: a shout into the void, as a way of creating something that wasn’t there. Then followed a film created by Westwood’s brother, Gordon Swire, that mixed footage from the Derbyshire and Yorkshire dales and moors of her childhood with footage of the designer speaking. He said that although Westwood was “not a religious person,” her shock at learning while a child in Derbyshire the story of Jesus Christ had aroused in her a burning passion to battle injustice. Kronthaler closed by saying: “Vivienne brought us all together here today, and what she wanted more than anything was for each of us to do all we can to make the world a better place.” The first was from 1988, when he was a student of fashion in Vienna and she was his teacher and they began their relationship. As Westwood was looking at the painting, recalled Kronthaler: “I looked at her and realized that she was my darling girl and I would be with her forever.” The service began and ended with performances by Arnfield Brass, a brass band local to Westwood’s birthplace near Tintwistle, Derbyshire, that had played at her funeral there in January. As her granddaughter, Cora Corré, conceded in the last address of this afternoon’s event at Southwark Cathedral: “We can only really touch on the characteristics of the phenomenon that is Vivienne Westwood: a grandmother, a mother, a sister, a friend, a teacher, an artist, a designer—it will never be enough.” Another was from [Chrissie Hynde](https://www.vogue.com/article/chrissie-hynde-memoir-reckless), who, accompanied by a guitarist, delivered Buddy Holly’s “Raining in My Heart” low and pure.

Celebrities and fashion designers have chosen to honour the late Dame Vivienne Westwood by wearing her designs to her memorial at Southwark Cathedral.

She also wore a black velvet blazer over the dress and completed the look with a herringbone beret. She also wore a pill-box hat with a small black veil covering part of her face. On her right lapel, she wore a large brooch in the shape of a bow. Singer Paloma Faith wore a bronze and black silk dress with puff shoulders by Westwood, with a purple long-sleeved T-shirt underneath. Stormzy turned up looking sleek in a fitted black blazer and trousers. We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with.

On the eve of London Fashion Week, the great and the good of the British fashion industry turned out to pay tribute to the late Vivienne Westwood.

As Vogue’s Sarah Mower wrote in her [tribute](https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/vivienne-westwood-tribute-british-vogue) to the archetypal fashion activist: “Above all, she was a great Englishwoman – a unique designer who pushed fashion history forward, and who then used all of her power to stand up for the future of the world.” (The tongue-in-cheek dress code for the memorial? Among the mourners in attendance at Southwark Cathedral on 16 February?

Dame Vivienne Westwood's husband put on a solemn display as he attended the star-studded memorial for the late designer. Advertisement. In tribute to the ...

'I've always had my own access to the public, because I started off making my clothes for a little shop and so I've always had people buying them. Andreas (pictured left in 2018) himself is Austrian – born in 1966 in Tyrol and the son of a blacksmith. Kronthaler is Austrian, born in 1966 in Tyrol and the son of a blacksmith. Andreas Kronthaler and Dame Vivienne Westwood at Royal Ascot in 1995. Actor Richard E Grant, pictured right, wore a Union Jack scarf and netted headpiece for the occasion He said: 'She used to say, "Go and get the sherry out the garage." The profitable firm holds cash and assets of more than £50million. He, on the other hand, did the housework as a way to relax. But in the case of Andreas, he was completely off the scale.' Following news of her death, Kronthaler - who is now creative director of the fashion house - wrote: 'I will continue with Vivienne in my heart. Circular and over-length, they could be worn in numerous ways by incorporating a belt. We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with.

As well as posting selfies, the TV star also uploaded range of images taken on the day, including a glimpse at the order of service and flowers from the ...

We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with. In a statement, her husband and creative partner Andreas Kronthaler said: 'I will continue with Vivienne in my heart. The designer was largely responsible for anti-establishment punk fashion and became known for her subversive and eccentric take on traditional British style. The designer was largely responsible for anti-establishment punk fashion and became known for her subversive and eccentric take on traditional British style Dame Vivienne, who was born in Cheshire in 1941, is largely accepted as being responsible for bringing punk and new wave fashion into the mainstream with her eccentric creations. [her funeral, which was held privately earlier this month](/news/article-11663947/Dame-Vivienne-Westwoods-request-funeral-decorated-45-000-tartan.html).

Helena Bonham Carter, Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Victoria Beckham, and others gather at Southwark Cathedral to pay tribute to the late Vivienne Westwood.

All the actresses on this red carpet haven’t eaten for weeks – and I have had a full-fat English breakfast.” Of wearing Westwood she said: “I feel like who I want to be. She has given me my armour to face the world for so many years.” She added: “Thank you for the cutting, the draping that makes your clothes so dynamic and alive, so much so that I wouldn’t be surprised to wake in the night and find them dancing in my closet, alive.” He added: “Back in the 1970s, affected by the horrors of the war in Vietnam, she became interested in the idea of chaos: a shout into the void, as a way of creating something that wasn’t there. And her curls, in orange.” At the Kunsthistorisches he showed her his favorite Velázquez and then a Rubens – an image of which was on the tie he was wearing as he spoke to us from the pulpit. Then followed a film created by Westwood’s brother, Gordon Swire, that mixed footage from the Derbyshire and Yorkshire dales and moors of her childhood with footage of the designer speaking. He said that although Westwood was “not a religious person”, her shock at learning while a child in Derbyshire the story of Jesus Christ had aroused in her a burning passion to battle injustice. Kronthaler closed by saying: “Vivienne brought us all together here today, and what she wanted more than anything was for each of us to do all we can to make the world a better place.” The first was from 1988, when he was a student of fashion in Vienna and she was his teacher and they began their relationship. As Westwood was looking at the painting, recalled Kronthaler: “I looked at her and realised that she was my darling girl and I would be with her forever.” The book had eventually fallen apart, and Kronthaler promised to stick it back into shape – before discovering that some of the pages were missing, despite all his searching. The service began and ended with performances by Arnfield Brass, a brass band local to Westwood’s birthplace near Tintwistle, Derbyshire, that had played at her funeral there in January. As her granddaughter, Cora Corré, conceded in the last address of Thursday afternoon’s event at Southwark Cathedral: “We can only really touch on the characteristics of the phenomenon that is Vivienne Westwood: a grandmother, a mother, a sister, a friend, a teacher, an artist, a designer – it will never be enough.”

Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss and Christina Hendricks were among a whole host of famous faces who paid tribute to the late Dame Vivienne Westwood at a ...

As part of the ‘Support Ukrainian Fashion’ initiative, which aims to show the resilience of fashion creatives in the face of war, three designers will show collections; they are Frolov, Kseniaschnaider and Paskal. Paris Fashion Week will round off the ‘big four’ events and takes place from February 27 to March 7. Italian luxury brand Moncler will be appearing at LFW for the first time, taking over London’s large event space Olympia, putting on a show it’s calling the ‘Art of Genius 2023’. Thanks to social media, you won’t have to miss out though - along with live-streaming, images and videos of the shows will be shared instantaneously online. In the past, iconic London locations including The Natural History Museum and Somerset House have played main host to the event, which was founded in 1983 by the British Fashion Council. The event is being dedicated to Dame Vivienne, thanks to her decades long role as a mainstay of British fashion.

Helena Bonham Carter delivered the eulogy and Chrissie Hynde performed at Vivienne Westwood's memorial service at London's Southwark Cathedral.

[Vivienne Westwood](https://wwd.com/menswear-news/mens-designer-luxury/simon-cracker-sophomore-show-milan-fashion-week-punk-vivienne-westwood-1235462655/) — it wasn’t even available in the U.S. She described the designer as a “true feminist” who was able to transform women on the outside, and the inside. It’s hard to describe that energy.” [Ellen von Unwerth](https://wwd.com/?p=1203699805&preview=true&preview_id=1203699805) said she always loved photographing Westwood’s clothes. You just looked incredible,” says the designer, who loved wearing her political statements on her sleeves (and T-shirt)s. “It was youth against age,” she says of the punk movement, adding that her antiestablishment views derived partly from the U.S. Jones loved her but said “she wasn’t easy. Rhodes said she marvels at how Westwood was able to be a designer and an activist simultaneously. “She challenged everyone to do better by educating themselves” and standing up to injustice, said Westwood’s granddaughter Cora Corré. “Somehow, she made it work. She was angry because “some of the people who caused the war were still in power. Westwood may be synonymous with punk and famous for plundering history for her sexy, swashbuckling designs, but her interests were broad and the learning never stopped. Bonham Carter said the designs are so magical that she wouldn’t be surprised if they got up at night and danced with each other.

Kate Moss, Stormzy and Nick Cave were among the famous figures who attended Vivienne Westwood's funeral yesterday (February 16).

[BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64666516) reports, the memorial service for Westwood was held at Southwark Cathedral. He criticised the “trumped up accusations from a corrupt establishment” that had resulted in Assange’s absence. Stormzy, meanwhile, was pictured in an all-black suit, shades and a silver Vivienne Westwood brooch. [you can read the conversation in full here](https://www.nme.com/features/film-interviews/vivienne-westwood-oasis-wake-up-punk-interview-billie-eilish-3225121). It is said that the dress code was ‘if in doubt, dress up’. [Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jan/09/julian-assange-denied-permission-to-attend-vivienne-westwood-funeral)). [Wake Up Punk](https://www.nme.com/news/music/wake-up-punk-watch-an-exclusive-clip-featuring-vivienne-westwood-3220194), which charted the decline of punk through interviews with the designer and her two sons, Ben Westwood and Joeseph Corré. [Primal Scream](https://www.nme.com/artists/primal-scream) frontman [Bobby Gillespie](https://www.nme.com/artists/bobby-gillespie), [Bob Geldof](https://www.nme.com/artists/bob-geldof), [Victoria Beckham](https://www.nme.com/artists/victoria-beckham), [Will Young](https://www.nme.com/artists/will-young), [Paloma Faith](https://www.nme.com/artists/paloma-faith), TV presenter Jonathan Ross and British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful. [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/vivienne-westwood-funeral-memorial-celebrities-kate-moss-b1060896.html). [Stormzy](https://www.nme.com/artists/stormzy) and [Nick Cave](https://www.nme.com/artists/nick-cave) were among the famous figures who attended Vivienne Westwood’s funeral yesterday (February 16). [died “peacefully” in Clapham, south London on December 29, 2022](https://www.nme.com/news/music/vivienne-westwood-died-81-fashion-designer-activist-punk-3372441). WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whom Westwood supported in her later years, was not granted permission to attend the funeral – a decision her family were “deeply disappointed” about (via the

Celebrities including Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham were among those gathered to remember the late Dame Vivienne Westwood at a memorial service.

Dame Vivienne Westwood died on December 29 surrounded by her family in South London. Lila opted for a Vivienne Westwood red bag. As expected, many of the stars made sure they were dressed appropriately with most wearing the designer’s own creations to honour her legacy.

London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, with organisers dedicating the five-day event to late designer Vivienne Westwood, who died in December.

Celebrities from the world of fashion and music gathered yesterday to pay their respects to fashion disruptor, Dame Vivienne Westwood DBE.

Organisers of this year’s London Fashion Week have dedicated it to the memory of Westwood and her legacy acknowledging her ‘positive change globally’. Hosted by The British Fashion Council, this event celebrates fashion, culture, and technology all in one; a highly appropriate tribute to the creativity of Dame Vivienne Westwood. Vogue and Snapchat have partnered the fashion week event to create an immersive exhibition curated by Edward Enninful OBE.

Organisers dedicate the London event to 'brilliant and iconic' Dame Vivienne Westwood.

The September edition of Fashion Week, one of the biggest since 2020 and the start of the pandemic, was cancelled due to the death of the Queen. Mr Pemsel said our fashion was enjoying a moment in the global spotlight… He said: “The last fashion week we had to rightfully and respectfully postpone due to the passing of the Queen. There was a huge amount of excitement around it, to come out of lockdown and begin to put the British fashion industry back on the map, but that had to be deferred. He told the Standard she represented “everything that was brilliant about the intersection of Britishness and fashion”. She represented everything that was brilliant about the intersection of Britishness and fashion.