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Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81
Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81,Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood's eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. Westwood’s fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.

Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81

Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood's eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. Westwood’s fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.