Vivienne Westwood in 1971 (photo: archives.arte-tv.com)
One of the original fixtures of the 70s & 80s punk movement, Vivienne Westwood still manages to remain a fashion force of nature to this day. "I don't look at fashion magazines and don't watch television," she recently told a crowd of 100-plus people that had gathered for the launch of her partnership with mass marketer Nine West. "I don't know what other designers are doing. But the human race has never looked more ugly than they do today."
