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Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss among stars at Vivienne Westwood memorial

Victoria Beckham attends Vivienne Westwood memorial in London
Victoria Beckham attends Vivienne Westwood memorial in London

Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Helena Bonham Carter are among the famous faces who attended a memorial service in London for the late Vivienne Westwood.

Westwood, who was recognised as a punk icon, environmental activist and designer extraordinaire, died aged 81 in December.

Many guests styled themselves in classic Westwood fashion, with tartan designs and colourful bold tailoring on display.

Vivienne Weswood pictured in 2017

Bonham Carter opted for a maroon and purple full tartan skirt and blazer set paired with a Westwood pearl necklace.

Former Spice Girl Beckham wore a skintight black dress with a high neck, long sleeves and a leg slit for the service, while British Vogue editor Edward Enninful donned an all-black suit and blazer ensemble.

Supermodel Moss dressed in a caftan-style dress with a blazer and her daughter Lila paired her outfit with a Westwood red bag.

Helena Bonham Carter

Actress Elle Fanning was also in attendance in an all-black ensemble with a matching pillar-box hat.

The US star collaborated with the fashion designer on many occasions, with Westwood styling the 24-year-old in a custom pink corset-style dress for the Independent Spirit Awards in 2021.

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie was also spotted heading into the service in a black suit.

Kate Moss

US singer-songwriter Beth Ditto, fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu, Babs actress Jaime Winstone, fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, singer Paloma Faith and actress Christina Hendricks were also spotted among the guests.

The service was held at Southwark Cathedral.

Bob Geldof

Westwood emerged on the fashion scene in the 1970s, with her androgynous designs, slogan t-shirts, and irreverent attitude towards the establishment.

She continued to break boundaries throughout her career and was responsible for some of fashion's most famous designs – including her take on the corset, the 'mini-crini’ – a shortened version of the Victorian crinoline dress – and Carrie Bradshaw’s bridal dress in the 2008 Sex And The City movie.

Christina Hendricks

The designer also made a name for herself as an activist, staging public protests to raise awareness around causes close to her heart.

Source: Press Association

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