Vogue on Vivienne Westwood

Vogue on Designers is a new series of fashion books from British Vogue which tell the fascinating stories of iconic designers accompanied by world-class photographs and illustrations from the Vogue archive. Dame Vivienne Westwood is the undisputed queen of British fashion — 'the Coco Chanel of our day' according to Alexander McQueen — whose innovatory genius is acknowledged worldwide. Her revolutionary designs encompass the co-creation of punk, the reinvention of the crinoline, the restyling of Harris Tweed, the re-introduction of platforms and the re-drawing of the hourglass figure, as well as Sarah Jessica Parker's sumptuous Sex and the City wedding dress. Vogue on Vivienne Westwood provides a unique insight into the incredible career of this fearless non-conformist with a relentless passion for tradition. British Vogue has charted the careers of designers through the decades. Its unique archive of photographs, taken by the leading photographers of the day from Cecil Beaton to Mario Testino, and original illustrations, together with its stable of highly respected fashion writers, make British Vogue the most authoritative and prestigious source of reference on fashion.