Vivienne Westwood explains how her fashion designs have evolved from the punk era to the present.
The London designer entered the public eye at the start of the 1970s when she joined forces with Malcolm McLaren and opened a boutique on the King's Road which defined the youth culture of the day.
Their political slogans and provocative designs drew the ire of Britain's conservatives, but as Vivienne Westwood explains they had arrived at a place where,
All those things caused us to invent a cult of our own which was punk rock.
She has since moved on from the punk revolution and the days of looking at lived culture for motifs of rebellion. Vivienne Westwood is clear about her design direction for the 1990s,
Elegance implies taste, and taste implies intelligence.
This episode of 'Head To Toe' was broadcast on 8 December 1989. The presenter is Mari O’Leary.
