“I own my own company, so I've never had businessmen telling me what to do or getting worried if something doesn't sell. 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.”

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.