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Vivienne Westwood, an interview with Alexander Fury, part 1

Vivienne Westwood, an interview with Alexander Fury, part 1

FromDressed: The History of Fashion


Vivienne Westwood, an interview with Alexander Fury, part 1

FromDressed: The History of Fashion

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In late December 2022, fashion lost one of its greats. In part one of this two-part episode, Alexander Fury joins us to explore the life and career of Vivienne Westwood from her early years as a kindergarten teacher in the 1960s to her surprising about-face to become one of the defining creative voices in the UK punk scene during the 1970s.
RECOMMENDED READING:

Fury, Alexander. Vivienne Westwood: Catwalk. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021.
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Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.