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Dame Vivienne Westwood made £84,000 a day in the year she died. The fashion icon, whose firm employs around 300 staff, died on December 29 in 2022 aged 81, and new accounts for the company show her self-named label recently banked profits of £30.6 million on revenues of £100 million. Her punk-inspired brand also doubled its assets to £60 million, with seven in 10 sales of her dresses, shoes and bags being made in the UK, The Sun has reported after obtaining the documents. Two weeks before her death, fashion designer and punk pioneer Vivienne had appointed her friend and company design chief Je...
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The Sex Pistols’ cover artist Jamie Reid has died aged 76. He created the artwork for several of the seminal punk band’s hits in the 1970s, including ‘God Save the Queen’, with his collage style still being copied decades later. His gallerist confirmed to BBC News Jamie had died on Tuesday (08.08.23) and added he leaves behind an “enormous legacy”. A statement from the John Marchant Gallery said: “We sadly announce the passing of Jamie MacGregor Reid 16 January 1947 – 8 August 2023. “Artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic. Jamie leaves behind a beloved daughter Rowan, ...
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John Lydon saw his late wife's battle with Alzheimer's as a "gift from God". The 67-year-old rocker insisted seeing Nora Forster - who died last Friday (07.04.23) aged 80 - go through a decline due to the disease hadn't been a "curse" because it was an opportunity for "enormous self-reflection". In an interview conducted just days before Nora passed away, John told Telegraph.co.uk: “All the sadness I had to go through [when Nora became ill] is self-inflicted on myself and I’m seeing the light in it now. “In an odd weird way this is actually a gift from God, not a curse. Because it offers enorm...
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Marc Jacobs and Victoria Beckham are among those to pay tribute to Dame Vivienne Westwood. The designer, punk icon and activist passed away “peacefully and surrounded by her family” in Clapham, South London on Thursday (29.12.22), aged 81, and the fashion world and beyond have remembered the 'Queen of Fashion' and 'Godmother of Punk'. Fellow designer Jacobs, 59, said Vivienne "never failed to surprise and to shock". He wrote on Instagram: "You did it first. Always. Incredible style with brilliant and meaningful substance. "I continue to learn from your words, and, all of your extraordinary cre...
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Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. The designer and punk pioneer passed away “peacefully and surrounded by her family” in Clapham, South London on Thursday (29.12.22), an announcement on her brand’s official social media page said. It read: “Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London. “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 led an amazing life. Her innovation and impact over the last 6 years has been immense and wil...
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Talulah Riley found it "intimidating" playing Dame Vivienne Westwood in 'Pistol'. The 36-year-old actress portrays the legendary fashion designer in the hotly-anticipated miniseries and was uncertain about taking the role because of her lack of fashion knowledge. Speaking about bringing Vivienne to life on screen, Talulah exclusively told BANG Showbiz at the global premiere of 'Pistol' in London's Leicester Square on Monday (23.05.22): "It was very intimidating. I don't have much of an indication when it comes to fashion so I was not typecast in this situation." Talulah explained how she was a...
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