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Lizzie Edmonds

London Fashion Week to be in memory of Dame Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood at Paris Fashion Week in 2005

(Picture: AP)

London Fashion Week will be dedicated to the late designer Dame Vivienne Westwood as organisers have revealed the event will celebrate her “extraordinary” impact on the industry.

The pioneer, who passed away aged 81 in December, rose to fame in the 1970s with her androgynous designs, slogan t-shirts and irreverent attitude towards the establishment. She dressed some of the world’s most famous women — including Adele and Lady Gaga.

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