Vivienne Westwood: The Story of a Punk Legend

Grande dame of fashion, co-founder of punk,​ ​outspoken campaigner -- Vivienne Westwood has seen it all. But at 73, she​ ​wants to set the record straight.​ The British designer's authorised biography, published this week, gives her take on life with legendary Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, who died

in 2010.​ ​"Vivienne Westwood" catalogues their dysfunctional relationship and creative partnership which, in the 1970s, helped shape the look and sound of the punk movement.​ ​

​​Using her own words and contributions by friends and family, biographer Ian​ ​Kelly charts how Westwood turned from revolutionary into the founder of ​a ​global fashion house.​ ​Her eye for a striking image is a recurring theme but so too is her​ ​childlike enthusiasm, some would say fanaticism, for new ideas and social​ ​action through art.​