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Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood is the British fashion house founded in London in 1971 by Vivienne Westwood. Its practice brought punk, historical dress, corsetry, tailoring, political provocation and environmental messaging into a distinctive fashion vocabulary across ready-to-wear, accessories and jewellery. Andreas Kronthaler has led creative direction since 2016 and continues after Westwood’s death in 2022; that current mandate is kept separate from the founder’s historic authorship. The directory does not turn the house’s cultural influence, licensing activity or public advocacy into unsupported private-company financial claims. It presents the succession clearly so readers can distinguish the ongoing business from Vivienne Westwood’s completed personal creative tenure.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1971
- Founder
- Vivienne Westwood
- Creative lead
- Andreas Kronthaler
- Ownership
- Independent
- Documented milestones
- 5
- Vivienne Westwood — Founder and Creative Director1971–2022 · house · former · Vivienne Westwood
- Andreas Kronthaler — Creative Director2016–Present · all fashion · current · Vivienne Westwood
- 1971 — King's Road originsWestwood and McLaren operate their London shop.
- 1981 — Pirate collectionWestwood presents her first catwalk collection.
- 1986 — Orb introducedThe orb motif enters the house vocabulary.
- 2016 — Kronthaler lineGold Label becomes Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood.
- 2022 — Founder diesVivienne Westwood dies; Kronthaler continues the house.