{"product_id":"vivienne-westwood-provocateur-hardcover","title":"Vivienne Westwood: Provocateur - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning and thought-provoking biography of one of the world's most iconic fashion designers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom punk provocateur to celebrity couturier, Vivienne Westwood was one of the most influential artists of recent times. A true original who used clothes to express her ethos, often fusing anti-establishment values with high-end, corseted visuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an emerging designer in the seventies, Westwood, together with her then-partner Malcolm McLaren, was a key architect of the anarchic aesthetic known as punk, worn most notably by McLaren's band the Sex Pistols. Safety pins, ripped clothes, visible seams and bondage trousers were made to shock, but also to instigate change; a theme that permeated Westwood's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom punk, Westwood looked to art and history, drawing inspiration for her Pirate collection and New Romantic outfits of the eighties, before closing out the decade with parodies of the upper classes in her now iconic bustle skirts and 'mini-crini' crinolines. In 1992, she received an OBE for her services to fashion design, topping it up in 2006 with a Damehood. Revered by royalty and rock stars alike, her eponymous label - now overseen by creative director Andreas Kronthaler, Westwood's husband since 1992 - still resonates with celebrity clients worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated throughout, \u003cem\u003eVivienne Westwood: Provocateur\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the celebrated fashion designer's style, life and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Young \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and author specialising in popular culture, fashion and film history. She has written a number of celebrated books, including \u003ci\u003eStyle Tribes: The Fashion of Subcultures, Living with Coco Chanel\u003c\/i\u003e (Frances Lincoln), and \u003ci\u003eHitchcock's Heroines\u003c\/i\u003e (Insight Editions).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 10.8 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44282873806950,"sku":"9781786751720","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bUX6Hqcib9781786751720.webp?v=1766576836","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/vivienne-westwood-provocateur-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}