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VIVIENNE WESTWOOD ORGANISER-ICONIC VIVIEN WESTWOOD LOGO FABRIC & MAHOGANY ITALIAN CALF LEATHER-FILOFAX COMPATIBLE PERSONAL SIZE GOLD RINGS

--SUPER RARE ICONIC VIVIENNE WESTWOOD ORGANISER WITH VIVIENNE WESTWOOD FABRIC EXTERIOR & BUTTER SOFT ITALIAN CALF LEATHER INTERIOR … VIVIENNE WESTWOOD LONDON … No Longer Produced … EXTREMELY RARE ITEM

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VIVIENNE WESTWOOD HERITAGE

Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood DBE RDI was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the last 50 years.

Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for the boutique that she and Malcolm McLaren ran on King's Road, which became known as Sex. Their ability to synthesize clothing and music shaped the 1970s UK punk scene, which included McLaren's band, the Sex Pistols. She viewed punk as a way of "seeing if one could put a spoke in the system".

Westwood opened four shops in London and eventually expanded throughout Britain and the world, selling a varied range of merchandise.

In the 1992 Birthday Honours, Westwood was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to fashion design.[93] She received her medal from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace; at the ceremony, Westwood wore nothing but sheer tights with a reinforced bikini top under her skirt, which was later captured by a photographer in the courtyard of the Palace. Westwood later said, "I wished to show off my outfit by twirling the skirt. It did not occur to me that, as the photographers were practically on their knees, the result would be more glamorous than I expected," and added: "I have heard that the picture amused the Queen."[94] Westwood advanced from OBE to Dame Commander of the same Order (DBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours "for services to British fashion",[95] and earned the award for British Designer of the Year on three occasions.

Westwood was awarded a Fellowship at King's College London in 2007,[96] and in 2008 she designed 20 new academic gowns and hoods for King's students to wear at their graduation ceremonies.[97] In 2008, Heriot-Watt University awarded Westwood an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters for her contribution to the industry and use of Scottish textiles.[98]

In January 2011, Westwood was featured in a Canadian-made television documentary called Vivienne Westwood's London in which she takes the viewer through her favourite parts of London, including the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Wallace Collection, Whitechapel Hampton Court, the London Symphony Orchestra, Brixton Market and Electric Avenue, and the National Gallery.

In 2012, Westwood was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork – the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admires. Also in 2012, Westwood was chosen as one of The New Elizabethans to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. A panel of seven academics, journalists and historians named Westwood among a group of 60 people in the UK "whose actions during the reign of Elizabeth II have had a significant impact on lives in these islands and given the age its character". A tartan outfit designed by Westwood featured on a commemorative UK postage stamp issued by the Royal Mail in 2012, celebrating Great British Fashion.

• Lovely Lightly Used Condition, exterior fabric has light wear, minimal light surface marks & condition for its age, stitching good, gold rings all inline, neutral odour, Italian calf leather with distinctive VIVIENNE WESTWOOD LONDON Inside embossed branding - see all photos, I have taken a comprehensive set to allow you to understand the condition … RARE BEAUTY

• Compatible with Filofax personal size inserts

- LOVELY QUALITY FULL MAHOGANY ITALIAN CALF INTERIOR WITH 2.7cm GOLD RINGS

LHS

- 1 4/5 height wide flat shaped slip pocket

- 6 card pockets

- 2.7cm QUALITY GOLD RINGS All in-line

RHS

- 1 Full height large gusseted pocket with leather flap closure doubles as a leather ring guard

- Wide calf leather pen loop, light wear

- Nice Feature - Lie flat feature when open

• 27 mm Personal Size QUALITY GOLD rings all inline

• Size: 200 x 130 mm (145 mm wide incl clasp)

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