Vivienne Westwood – Fashion, Legacy, and a Relaxing Tale

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster & Glassbox Media

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Vivienne Westwood reshaped fashion with a mix of tradition and rebellion—though in a way that won’t disturb your sleep. Settle in as we drift through her journey from quiet beginnings to global style icon, all in a soothing bedtime listen. Want More? Request a topic: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Listen ad-free & support: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/ Shop sleep-friendly products: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/sponsors This content is derived from the Wikipedia article on Vivienne Westwood, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. Read the full article: Wikipedia - Vivienne Westwood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.8	Welcome to the I Can't Sleep Podcast, where I bore you to sleep with my soothing voice.
0:45.2	I'm your host, Benjamin Boster.
0:47.7	Today we have a sponsored episode from Julie Gibson about Vivian Westwood.
0:53.8	Thanks, Julie, for sponsoring today's episode.
0:58.9	Dame Vivian Isabel Westwood, April 8, 1941 to December 29th, 2022, was an English fashion designer
1:08.1	and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern
1:12.6	punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.
1:17.3	In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the fourth most influential artist in Britain of the last 50 years.
1:27.4	Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for the boutique. of the last 50 years.
1:27.6	Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for the boutique that she and Malcolm
1:32.8	McLaren ran on King's Road.
1:36.8	Their ability to synchronize clothing and music shape the 1970s UK punk scene.
1:44.0	She viewed punk as a way of seeing if one could put a spoke in the system.
1:50.3	Westwood opened four shops in London and eventually expanded throughout Britain and the
1:55.7	world, selling a varied range of merchandise, some of which promoted her political causes.
2:04.7	Westwood was born in Hollingworth, Cheshire on April 8, 1941.
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