The death this week of British fashion maverick Vivienne Westwood for many Canberrans brought back memories of the blockbuster retrospective exhibition of her work at the National Gallery of Australia during the 2004-05 summer.
The exhibition, curated by London's Victoria and Albert Museum, included clothing worn by the Sex Pistols in the 1970s to the infamous shoes in which Naomi Campbell toppled over on the catwalk in 1993, to pieces worn by Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie in Sex and the City. It was attended by 60,000 people.
