Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Isabel Swire was born in Derbyshire on 8th April 1941 to Gordon and Dora Swire who were greengrocers. She left grammar school aged 16 and moved to London with her family. There Vivienne attended Harrow Art School and studied fashion and silversmithing‚ but left after one term quoting “I didn’t know how a working-class girl like me could possibly make a living in the art world”. I think this is a very normal statement for an artist to make as all of them have had doubts
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Introduction: We are here today because we have been asked to conduct a strategic analysis of the Vivienne Westwood Company and to provide our expertise regarding the strategic direction of the company. We will be presenting you with our findings and our recommendations for a possible change in strategy from which we believe the company can benefit. As you are aware‚ the Vivienne Westwood Company is a widely successful fashion brand‚ with a yearly revenue of over £20m. The brand is considered
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Designer Report Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Westwood‚ born on April 8 1941 is a British fashion Designer and businesswoman‚ largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. (Price) Westwood was born Vivienne Isabel Swire in the village of Tintwistle Derbyshire‚ daughter of Gordon Swire and Dora Swire. At age 17‚ Vivienne and her family moved to Harrow‚ London. She studied at the Harrow School of Art University of Westminster‚ taking fashion and silversmithing
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is Vivienne Westwood because her iconic designs and style was extremely influential and responsible for bringing punk fashions into mainstream fashion during the 1970’s. renowned for her trademark tartan fabric designs with an outrageous twist. The economic downturn of the late 70s had a significant impact on the culture and fashion of the period. Vivienne Westwood was first noticed when she made clothes for Malcom mclarens boutique which later became famous as ‘SEX’. Vivienne Westwood and
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The emergence of anti fashion during the 1970’spromoted THE UGLY‚ THE CHEAP‚ THE ORDINARY. Fashion trends are commonly categorized in decades to describe the prominent designs during that particular time period. The 30’s were known as the beginning for admiration of Hollywood and the rise of glamour. (http://www.1930s-fashions.co.uk) The 60’s fashion was directed to the youth and consisted of colorful fabrics and bold designs that eradicated the formal way of dressing. (http://www.buzzle
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According to Vivienne Westwood‚a Queen of Punk‚ “Fashion is about eventually becoming naked”. She is a designer of punk rock and new wave‚ and the most influential British fashion designer of the late 20th century. To be specific‚ Vivienne Westwood reinvention’s collections‚ Madonna has influenced by her underwear as outerwear’s idea‚ she is the first singer who began to wear a corset-style top for her world tour concert. As a result‚ it has influenced many famous singers‚ such as Rihanna‚ Lady Gaga
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VIVIENNE WESTWOOD…… (THE TALK) * Vivienne Westwood British fashion designer and business woman largely responsible for bringing modern punk into the main stream. * In 1971‚ she opened a shop with her boy friend Malcolm McLaren called “let it rock” at 430 Kings Road. They sold brothel creeper shoes and draped jacket. Her inspiration was the 50’s music and clothing. * In 1972‚ the shop was rebranded with skull and crossbones and renamed as “Too fast to live‚ too young to die”. The
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torn out and replaced with the words God Save the Queen‚ Sex Pistols which appear to have been cut out of newspaper also. This gives the image a much more grunge look‚ perhaps linking the image to the punk rock fashion period of the 70’s by Vivienne Westwood. The idea of using newspaper gives it a more colloquial feel than what would usually be associated with the higher class of the Queen. It almost seems like Reid wants to make a mockery of the Queen and the patriotic country of England through
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Management School 2012 Individual assignment for ULMS 794 29th April 2013 Content Introduction 4 M&S ’s background 4 M&S ’s marketing concepts 5 M&S ’s Diversity policy 5 Conclusions and recommendations 7 References 8 Appendices 8 The analysis of M&S’s Diversity policy Introduction This report gives a general introduction to M&S’s (Marks & Spencer) Diversity policy‚ dealing with different aspects in reality and ideally. With ample
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Movie’ s Impact on Fashion Fashion seems like it never has a constant mode. What makes it change so fast? It depends on many reasons includ movies. A famous movie could lead an entirely new trend. It changes people’ s dressing style‚ affects designers‚ and also decides the destiny of certain brands. Every time when we watch a new movie that we are really interested in‚ we will be more or less affected by it and we don’t even notice it. This kind of effect plays a really important role in fashion
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