Get a Life: The Diaries of Vivienne Westwood

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Her thinking on culture and the importance of engaging with the world to develop culture (not consumption) was very clear and inspiring. Amidst the big names and big ideas, there are rare, tender glimpses into Westwood’s marriage with the devoted Andreas.

Entitled Get a Life: The Diaries of Vivienne Westwood, the book “spans six years of Climate Revolution, fashion and activism” according to the publisher. In keeping with her own intellectual curiosity and precociousness, Westwood celebrates Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ in her recently published diary entries, even borrowing Alice’s voice for her Manifesto; she didn’t want to come across as bossy and what better mouthpiece than literature’s favourite blonde haired sprite? An environmental activist, art lover and freedom fighter, I couldn't help being influenced in the greatest ways possible by this book. While it's not a comprehensive biography--we have Ian Kelly to thank for that--it is as close as we can get to the inner workings of her mind.Fashion designer, political activist, national icon: Vivienne Westwood sets down her unique vision of the world in her blog, Get A Life . Her career has successfully spanned five decades and her work has influenced millions across the world.

Very motivating read, to Vivennes's way of thinking and the time she devotes for environmental causes.I totally admire her dedication and energy and can only hope to be that active when I reach her age! This book is in the form of a journal that Vivienne kept from 2010 through 2016, containing drawings, art she admired and photographs. Westwood is known for straddling roles as a fashion designer and political activist – and this book will pay testament to the fact. Dame Vivienne Westwood, DBE, RDI (born Vivienne Isabel Swire) was a British fashion designer largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. As the impacts of climate change are being felt more forcefully around the world, it is vital that prominent public institutions like the British Museum play their part in minimising the environmental impacts of their activities.

And then there are the personal colour photographs, fashion, celebrities, musings and reflections; the passion that is Vivienne Westwood. I liked this but I didn't rate it higher only because I didn't always agree with some of her ideas and sweeping generalisations. Whatever cause you hold most dear, after reading this the chances are good you might get up off your sofa and actually do something.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. remarked many times by Lee and John as the the one who introduced punk to fashion in the 70's and 80's. Now compiled in a beautifully illustrated volume, Westwood’s diaries give the reader a front-row vista on her spirited, unpredictable life.