Vivienne Westwood Punk Quotes

[..] there was something new going on at the House of Westwood that was not exactly punk and not exactly culture either - though for Vivienne, the climate revolution is both. "It's like Andreas says, if people made real choices and only bought beautiful things, that's Climate Revolution too, because buying less and choosing well wouldn't hurt the environment so much.

Vivienne [Westwood] and Malcolm [McLaren] use clothes to shock, irritate and provoke a reaction but also to inspire change. Mohair jumpers, knitted on big needles, so loosely that you can see all the way through them, T-shirts slashed and written on by hand, seams and labels on the outside, showing the construction of the piece; these attitudes are reflected in the music we make. It’s ok not to be perfect, to show the workings of your life and your mind in your songs and your clothes. And everything you do in life is meaningful on a political level. That’s why we’re all merciless about each other’s failings and why sloppiness is derided.