Vivienne Westwood Interview | Screen Test | The New York Times

The English designer talks about her knack for making things and how she found herself in the fashion business.
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[@satanyanko]

"If you're born a freak of beauty, why not look like a goddess? Why not?" As someone who doesn't conform to society's beauty standards and as someone with a physical disability, this means so much to me. Edit: Today, on 29th December, Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood has passed away. I will never forget her words and the impact she had on me. 🖤🖤🖤

[@TheKairolling]

I really think being fashionable is very important, well, to some people it's narcissism, but to me it's one way of uplifting thyself.

[@shelbythompson8214]

"I'd rather stand at a bus stop then go to the cinema"

[@calisongbird]

*than

[@mkla4]

I love what she has to say about clothes reflecting personality. Just the woman to say it. Only gives me more confidence to wear what I want how I like it. She has so much character and it so beautifully reflected in her collections. Who's going to look back in 20 years and say, Oh, that grey t-shirt was so expressing my personality at that time, unless their personality is drab and boring? Everyone should be individually fantastic like Vivienne.

[@hhhaahauahah]

she was such a beautiful soul.. rest in peace dear Vivienne ❤

[@SuperModerngranny]

I love Viv, at her age, she is such an inspiration. All her clothes are so stunning, anyone ever saw her kind of clothes designed by someone else? As she said, she did not want to be a designer (at first) at all, but to help someone she loved. Obviously, those who say she has no talent or crap does not have any humanity in them to say it. Listen to her (heart), not just her words, a beautiful person from the inside out. Her influence on fashion speaks for itself. what do you have to give?

[@rickyhughes6712]

I could listen to this amazing person all day, she is a true inspiration to us all, love you Dame Vivienne

[@thealphabetist]

"I'd rather just stand at the bus stop than go to the cinema" haha agreed! She's a wonderful person. Love to hear her talk.

[@Moitelevizor]

she has this rebel spirit which is hard to find nowadays

[@darklyclad]

"If you're born a freak of beauty, why not look like a goddess, why not?" - Vivienne Westwood

[@TristanKing]

this was absolutely beautiful . Thjank you Newyork times

[@Lkbnnrmn345]

Her latest collection was absolutely stunning! She has such an interesting story to tell here.

[@gaglet]

What a lovely thing to watch on a Sunday afternoon with a cup of tea. Hail Queen Viv

[@ryangraham71]

Rest in peace, What a beautiful soul adding color to this drab world.

[@razvantasca]

Unique, talented and beautiful mind! Farewell, great Vivien Westwood ! Your legacy prevails! LOVE! 🙏🔥❤️🔥🙏💕🌟💐

[@angelgr696]

A True Inspiration.

[@RobAntDen]

she is one of the most amazing and interesting women on the planet. while other designers made frilly ball gowns she was making edgy pieces! her voice is beautiful. i would there to be a biopic about her.

[@myfragilelilac]

She is one of those famous people I like a lot. Amongst some other ppl. The general thing is they all did their own thing and have something on their minds.

[@sgthopalong]

beleive it or not this is actually a member of my family! my auntie is married to her son!!

[@beautyinterviews]

Very inspiring. Thank you for brilliant interviews!

[@taniariasmith]

She is so bloody cool!

[@cordobadresden]

TOTALLY AGREEE with Vivienne!!! Why not dare to wear different, extravagant, original, personal, freak...? Whatever u like!!

[@emme87]

i LOVE her accent!!! is very clear

[@NicoleOConnor]

everytime I see Vivienne Westwood, I smell tea. i haven't a clue.

[@sakura1006842]

i love Vivienne westwood ,she a hero to me

[@deadboyjoe2509]

I wish i knew her she seems so amazing

[@hallson2917]

Vivienne Westwood- Rest in Peace

[@LibraDoll10]

She is such a wonderful and creative woman.

[@richy1993]

A freak of beauty

[@MrGooshness]

shes so cute and such an icon i love her!!!

[@megkoji99]

What a fancy lady! I love her! Free spirits are my best friends.

[@L3onidas]

My mother inspired my fashion, she would make all of my Halloween costumes with intricacy. Fashion is art and expression💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@jakes8373]

love this queen

[@millaamercer]

"People have never looked so awful...ever" Lol

[@jorgeefrainbravosalg]

I remind never going to fashions events in Paris, I live 23 years there I only meet one Venezuelian fashion student there, but one day I stay alone in London, and that express in a way their particulars maners to be each one unique in the city, that she express very well.

[@Lvsme]

very much enjoying the way she talks

[@MissPerriwinkle]

our hero....is she.

[@BillyHopepretoria]

i love this grandma.most of my sneakers r her

[@lovelyciel]

How absolutely inspiring.

[@ematj]

i wish i could think like her

[@lydiarowe491]

Bravo Vivenne letting her speak without the audio of the questions is a superb format..you only wish to hear Vivenne speak the other is an interruption

[@purplew1tch]

She makes some excellent points...some of them aren't phrased perfectly but i suppose she's a designer not a writer. If i could afford it I'd walk around in head to toe Viv day in, day out! xoxo

[@sianwarwick633]

Her salon, how much fun would that have been ? ❤

[@gregdahlen4375]

i would say ms westwood follows her rules and looks interesting here

[@dagdunesbury8570]

bless raconteur vivienne westwood!!

[@LukE1AtTo]

I Love Vivienne Westwood :D

[@strawberrygirrl]

i love viv she's as crazy as a bag of frogs awesome!!

[@Hubs00]

inspiring!!!

[@c0nsumed]

iconic

[@LoveBeholder1992]

She inspires me...........

[@MiyuKasumi]

@gagletgomez Couldn't agree more!

[@linlinlindinha]

i love her

[@BerlinBoy1996]

"You know, no no!"

[@SaraJohnstone91]

She has an asmr voice

[@GemnEyes]

@do0wop I know, my eyes went a bit O_O when she said that!

[@徐天启-t2e]

Hi

[@planexxjane]

@myrnaloysboy omg, you are so lucky!

[@MrSherry1929]

Love Viv but she forgot the "Gliter" period with Bowie & Marc Bolan between the hippies and Punk

[@departments2006]

Fabulous.

[@freshfaceex3]

Vivienne

[@aminasasa]

@jordanmcpartland cooool! ;D

[@nobodyowens8159]

Jeepers .there's nothing better than all black simple clothes .I don't want to think about clothes ,they are there .I put them on That's it I don't want colour .I don't want layers or thrills I just want black.easy clothing Some people cannot think.too.much about what they wear . It has to be simple , easy,

[@TheBellissimaSignora]

shes sooo cute

[@AsboDolche]

iv never heard her voice before

[@Oscarjepson]

Is she from sheffield

[@markfrance6393]

Oscarjepson Derbyshire, from a Collection of Villages called Tinwhistle! ;)

[@SparkleandPop]

Ahhhhh Viv

[@cojimabh]

she is fucking perfect the best

[@shelbys6572]

What did she say? She invented the anarchy sign?

[@Lilmonkmonk]

5:07 - shes talking about me.....

[@xyzllii]

Oh...I'm just a song and a dance in tshirt and jeans...

[@jrmetmoi]

RIP Vivienne Westwood

[@kalikbooking]

🖤

[@2bamalam]

why not look like a goddess? why not..

[@niniejincharadze6211]

whyy not ?

[@pretttytall]

Craquante et originale.

[@nicolareddwooddforest4481]

Super woman.

[@strawberryjpeg6000]

😍😍

[@_MSD75_]

Fucking Legend!

[@memengoo]

wow~~~

[@EricPease]

RIP

[@alexismarquez3674]

I'M HUMBLE LIKE TITA BETTINA LARAZZABAL VELOSO AKA TITA BETTY ♥️ I'M HONEST ♥️ TIME: 12:12MIDNIGHT 🙏🙏🙏 MY OFFICEMATES IN CEBU PACIFIC AIR LANTAKA BRANCH DOESN'T KNOW VIVIENNE WESTWOOD. I KNOW VIVIENNE WESTWOOD SINCE COLLEGE DAYS. AFTER GRADUATION, I'M VERY HUMBLE.

[@doubleoroos]

I dig here cause she is so frigging way whatever boring English shut up now, cool to me....

[@XXOLIVIA10XX]

Both of the top comments by the same person and almost the same amount of likes? PLus mrdiamondheadTV you don't need to put a capital letter at the start of every word >

[@PinkColt]

I wish she were me MOM*

[@mikijapajapa]

[@abuslang5715]

before seeing how she is i though she would be the type of woman nomadays who u would see smokin A HUGE blunt in a backstage

[@AlligatorZebra]

she kinda seems like a crazy lady

[@poosaypirate]

SHE IS GREAT AND WAS IMPORTANT REGARDING FASHION; THE SEX PISTOLS AND PUNK BUT and this is for all you EUROPEANS , ENGLAND DID NOT CREATE PUNK it started in USA WITH the velvet underground the Warhol "Factory" , iggy pop, nico the velvet underground etc at the point UK got its hands on it they were then able to add to it watch " THE HISTORY OF PUNK" with WAYNE COUNTY

[@joaniec6178]

poosaypirate Proto Punk

[@MultiBunnyhunter]

what a decidedly awful woman.

[@gazebo6333]

bullshit. punk was started by the Ramones, who first liked the The New York Dolls.

[@joaniec6178]

Gaze Bo Proto Punk

[@annaberger707]

VIVIENNE...SCHON KLASSE...ABER NUR DIE SCHUHE... YOHJI YAMAMOTO IST ...SORRY... MEHR PUNKIG....FORGIVE ME... I WEAR YOUR SHOES...HAPPY... PUNKYLADYRIPEACE...ANNALI 🤎🤎🤎💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤