“I'm different from any other designer, businesswise, in that I've built this company up and I own it. I never had business hype behind me to promote my image... My image is real... I have never had marketing people telling me what to do.”

British fashion designer and cultural provocateur of the late 20th century, Vivienne Westwood was a defining force in punk and avant-garde fashion. She revolutionized streetwear with radical silhouettes and subversive messaging, blending art and activism to challenge societal norms.