Unfortunately on the 29th December Vivienne Westwood passed away aged 81. This caused a overwhelming amount of condolences from all over the world. The footwear designer Brian Atwood shared a thread of posts on Instagram Stories which read: ‘Loss of an icon. A woman. A designer. That helped define a generation’. Also the British fashion designer Stella McCartney said that Westwood 'wanted to make fashion better’.She died “peacefully” in South London. It’s said on the Vivienne Westwood website that  she continued to pursue what she loved until her last moments. She’ll always be remembered as a British icon who changed British fashion. She started her career with her punk movement. She said that “ I hope when I disappear I’ll be thought of for for fighting in what I believed in”. She was born in Derbyshire in 1941 and relocated to London in 1957 where she attended art school for only a term. In her early years, she learnt the construction of garments through taking apart clothes that were second hand. Despite the marvellous, breathtaking pieces made by her she was self taught and never acquired fashion training. She went on to open a small shop in Chelsea in 1971 where she outfitted many famous bands like the sex pistols. The controversial designs Vivienne created took punk to the next level. Then Vivienne Westwood did her first catwalk in 1981 for her pirate collection. This allowed her punk rebel to be exposed to the world which caused her to become the fashion worlds most greatest stars. She was granted an Order of the British Empire medal in 1992, by Queen Elizabeth II. To this she wore a grey dress in which she gave the paparazzi a twirl outside the palace. In 2015, to the then Prime Ministers house( David Cameron) she drove a tank for her protest against the use of fur with other brands like Stella McCartney. Many companies have addressed there condolences online some of these are: Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Victoria Beckham and many more. Vivienne Westwoods innovative ideas and impact over the years have been overwhelming and will continue into the future