Vivienne Westwood was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new-wave fashions into the mainstream.

Westwood came to prominence on the fashion scene in the 1970s, with her androgynous designs, slogan T-shirts, and irreverent attitude towards the establishment.

She was known as a staunch activist and brought causes she cared about, like climate change, to the catwalk.

Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for the boutique that she and Malcolm McLaren ran on King's Road, which became known as SEX. Their ability to combine clothing and music shaped the 1970s UK punk scene, which was dominated by McLaren's band, the Sex Pistols.

She viewed punk as a way of "seeing if one could put a spoke in the system."

The Victoria and Albert Museum, which houses some of her works, described Westwood as a "true revolutionary and rebellious force in fashion."

Vivienne Westwood, an original thinker and clothing designer is now forever In Heaven with the Stars.