Friday 5 September 2014

Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler

If it wasn't for this interview in the Times magazine of early June (I wonder where I picked it up?) I would never have known how much I admire Vivienne Westwood.

1. 25 years ago, she  married a man 25 years younger than herself and it doesn't seem like a big deal to either of them. She is 73, he is 49. She says Andreas is much more sociable than she is, but she doesn't mind. "With me being older and everything, and not expecting to have a husband in later life, I'm very tolerant. He doesn't have to do anything as if it is somehow expected of him. Only if he wants."
They work on the designs together.

She often wears clothes that make her look quite ridiculous, but they are at least original

But her designs (like this one) are very beautiful and flattering for the older woman

However, on the day she wore this one she forgot that she was wearing no knickers

2. she is active in saving the honey bee.

3. She lived in a 2-bedroom council flat for 30 years - even after she became successful.

4. She is completely unmaterialistic : "She doesn't care what other people have. She is only curious about what other people know. Their wisdom."

5. She doesn't watch the TV.

6. They went to the Sex and the City film but couldn't sit through it. "It was a terrible film."

7. She reads.

8. She campaigns on the subject of climate change. climaterevolution.co.uk

9. At home, she is very frugal with lights and water.

10. She never lies.

11. She cycles around London. Is that why she has such great legs?

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