Fashion world fires designer Vivienne Westwood

From Stella McCartney a Victoria Beckham passing by Marc Jacobs y Claudia Schifferthe world of fashion honored on Friday Vivienne Westwoodpunk icon who died on Thursday at the age of 81.

“I continue to learn from your words and all your extraordinary creations. I will always remember the night we became close thanks to our mutual love for Yves Saint Laurent,” Marc Jacobs, a close collaborator and friend, wrote on Instagram “with a broken heart.” after the announcement of his death.

“The obsession of Vivienne Westwood it was to change our customs by changing the world,” the famous French stylist Jean-Charles de Castelbajac summed up to AFP.

“His strength was that he spoke not only of fashion, but of conscience,” he added, recalling that “his last fight (…) was (because of) Julien Assange’s living conditions.” Westwood had designed the wedding dress for her wife, Stella Assange, who paid tribute to her on Twitter.

Ultra politicized and committed to the environment, the great lady of fashion turned off surrounded by her family in Clapham, South London.

Animal rights association PETA also honored the “eco-warrior” creator, who “challenged the rest of the fashion world to launch a revolution for animals and the planet.”

The animal association recalled that Westwood was one of the first to give up fur and decided to donate already-made rabbit fur bags to a shelter. She also participated in a Peta campaign encouraging people to go vegetarian “to save water and lives.”

“Undeniably the undisputed queen of British fashion,” British stylist and musician Boy George tweeted.

La exSpice Girl Victoria Beckhamtoday a designer and influencer, lamented in a post on Instagram the death of a “legendary creator and activist, Dame Vivienne Westwood”.

Also Stella McCarneya fellow Brit and compatriot, recalled the one who “invented punk” and “bravely inspired his career.”

Supermodels from different eras, such as Bella Hadid and Claudia Schiffer, also paid tribute to his “genius” and “his unique voice, which will be irreplaceable and missed.”

And other celebrities from the world of cinema and music have also expressed their admiration for the designer, from the American actress Jamie Lee Curtis, to the star of Sex and the city Kim Cattral, or the singer and model Dua Lipa.