In memoriam – Dame Vivienne Westwood
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Words cannot express our sorrow at the passing of our dear friend and Patron of our School, Vivienne Westwood on 29 December 2022. In the words of the @viviennewestwood Instagram post ‘The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better’. She was a true heroine and did make our world better.
The following images are memories of her presence over the past 10 years.
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IMAGE 2. When we met Vivienne she was speaking at the press conference launch of the lace exhibition ‘Fine and Fashionable’, Bowes Museum, 8th September 2006.
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IMAGES 3. & 4. Our guest of honour at the launch of Janet Arnold’s book ‘Patterns of Fashion 4’, St. Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch, 31st October 2008
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IMAGE 5. At the launch of the School, Society of Antiquaries London, 9th October 2012.
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IMAGE 6. Speaking at the launch of our publication ‘Footwear’, St Margaret Pattens Church, Eastcheap, 26th March 2015, with husband Andreas Kronthaler.
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IMAGES 7. & 8. Speaking at the celebration of the late Santina M. Levey, founder of our School, Society of Antiquaries London, 12th October 2018.