Dressed: The History of Fashion

Vivienne Westwood, an interview with Alexander Fury, part 1


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In late December 2022, fashion lost one of its greats. In part one of this two-part episode, Alexander Fury joins us to explore the life and career of Vivienne Westwood from her early years as a kindergarten teacher in the 1960s to her surprising about-face to become one of the defining creative voices in the UK punk scene during the 1970s.

RECOMMENDED READING:

  • Fury, Alexander. Vivienne Westwood: Catwalk. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021.


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