Ask Vivienne Westwood

Your my idol, i grew up in the same town as you.
Your works inspirational.
How did you learn the masters of dress-making?
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What is it about fashion that you love?

Do you feel like you had ever been a model of rebellion? If yes, how? Is it still the case?

What is the best piece of advice you could give to a young designer?

How do you define punk?

How difficult was/is it for you and how did/do you manage to maintain the balance between your free artistic spirit/aspiration and the world of business which came with entering the fashion industry? What were the main obstacles and how did you deal with them? Did you - honestly - have to forfeit parts of your true design ideals to stay in business?

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With such a ground breaking career and a strong desire to champion women's needs in fashion, How do you address the issue that in today's society clothes are tailored to fit women who wear a size zero and not a size 12.

As a woman who has never been small in stature I struggle to remain fashion forward and unlike America Ferrera, Beyonce, or others I do not have the budget or connections for custom clothes. I strive to buy key pieces each season to build on and save my pennnies for a chance to find something from you or DVF or Chanel and often am disappointed that there is nothing larger than an 8.

What can today's fashion houses bring to real woman and how can fashion evolve if the size issue is never addressed?

How do you feel towards fashion bloggers?
Do you think some have the power to influence
as much as any other media outlets?

If you were to design a whole city, how would it be? (including the sociopolitical system you'd foment)

Being a punk icon, how do you feel about taking so much advantage of the capitalist system and all it's perks and pleasures?

If you were to "command" another fashion label, which one would it be? why?

Do you have a male equivalent? If so, who is he?

How do you feel about the recent revival of the punk knit?

what got you started in fashion?

How do you get inspiration for your designs?

Do you wish to do any other work except fashion?

If there was one thing you wished to do, what would it be and why?

what is the most memorable thing that has happened in your career?

If you could dress up one celebrity in the world, who would it be and why?

Why do you think people are so crictical of fashion these days?

what is one lesson that you learned from your childhood that still affects you today?

what is one unusual thing you encountered while having a fashion career?

have you ever wished to be a fashion empire such as Valentino or Chanel?

has there been an incident in which fashion saved your life