Newsnight archives (1991) - Vivienne Westwood

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In 1991, on the occasion of Paris fashion week, Newsnight invited designer Vivienne Westwood onto the programme to discuss movements in the fashion industry, with unexpected results. * SUBSCRIBE to get our latest videos bbc.in/1iouM30 *

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@Thesaeed23 6 жыл бұрын

Why can't people be nice about this very artistic and creative woman? Her heart is in the right place and she is very passionate about the things that she believes in. She does not conform and is one of the most innovative fashion designers. She clearly is having problems with gathering her thoughts and articulating herself during the course of this live interview. She lives and breathes Art, beauty and fashion as well as other political issues. But she is clearly struggling with providing an answer to the question with intellectual grasp and depth. She is a creative genius and let her art speak for itself! I know many creative people like her and just accept her as she is. That's just her. She is a very talented and vulnerable lady. I used to adore her clothes. I can not express how majestic some of her clothes made me feel in my youth.

@theotherlindsayrickman 8 жыл бұрын

He straight up just asked her why we need beauty and art in life.

@BLTKellys Жыл бұрын

Art and beauty are not synonymous.

@deborahcurtis1385 Жыл бұрын

Yes a question which she wasn't expecting. Usually an interviewer will give a heads-up if they are going to ask something so broad ranging as that, which is actually a philosophical question. She's a fashion designer and was expecting to discuss her own career. He asked that straight up presumably to throw her off her game, since instead of asking a followup to help her clarify her thoughts, he left her floundering. For instance, he could have said as a followup: how do you see your influence on society as an artist and designer? Instead he was asking her to justify the existence of art and design as a whole. Need? Need? She could have asked what he meant by that question. Because we can survive without art and beauty but it would be a desolate existence. He's a bit of an @hole.

@royfr8136 3 ай бұрын

beauty and art.... = fashion ???? 🤣🤣

@patrick07124 3 ай бұрын

@@royfr8136 beauty and art cover fashion

@freyalenton8983 3 жыл бұрын

No way! You wear clothes you feel comfortable in?? Comfort over appearance, Vivienne makes both comfort and stylish. People laugh at her however she’s a forward thinker, she has a futuristic mind and it’s almost like she predicts the future trends in years and years to come! People mock her designs on a chat show yet she’s just showcasing her style and what she stands for, she doesn’t expect people to wear them! She has an actual collection for that! Peoples problem back then was that they didn’t become adventurous with clothing, style and step outside their comfort zone, that’s why everyone thought her clothes were hilarious because she brought something new and fresh and something so unique to the world. And she’s helped so many people discover themselves through clothes.

@deborahcurtis1385 Жыл бұрын

She was copied by others who followed and without attribution. Creatives and artists don't always acknowledge sources, and she led the way so often.

@uszatku9417 5 жыл бұрын

Pure classic Westwood; genius and utterly uncontrolled - love her!

@hallson2917 Жыл бұрын

R.I.P Ms Westwood!

@patrick07124 3 ай бұрын

i can't believe it is a conversation that happened in 1991 it is still relevant and applicable to today's circumstances

@PeterPan-qb3tb 5 жыл бұрын

She is genius even in 1991 she sums up the current fashion industry in 2018

@gogoyubari366 6 жыл бұрын

She is beautiful.

@brianabouttown256 5 жыл бұрын

She was just a little nervous Otherwise, her thoughts were well stated

@laxeystu8096 4 жыл бұрын

She's very thoughtful, and it can take time to gather thoughts

@deborahcurtis1385 Жыл бұрын

He was bullying her IMO. Clearly he holds her in contempt.

@blackvirgo09 Жыл бұрын

Rip master 🙏

@EricB256 3 жыл бұрын

How rude of the interviewer to ask a major fashion designer "what if all major fashion houses went bankrupt today?" Also, there is very little context to this clip. I'd also have trouble understanding it if I hadn't grown up in a family of tailors.

@deborahcurtis1385 Жыл бұрын

Yes he revealed himself to be ignorant and a bit of a bully.

@sianwarwick633 9 ай бұрын

Mmm. He would never have a sports car enthusiast on, and ask them to justify their expensive hobby

@ursulageorgeson7086 4 ай бұрын

Men have this beautiful ability to challenge eachother directly and duel as soon as they are threatened which can work brilliantly in formats like a Paxman interview. Westwood was female, through and through.

@MostlyLoveOfMusic 8 жыл бұрын

Sounds harsh but I can't honestly believe Vivienne was 50 years old in 1991 - she looked 70 then and she's 74 now in 2015

@ajs41 8 жыл бұрын

+dgmcl3284 She probably just had a great time in the 60s and 70s and that took its toll on her appearance.

@sianwarwick633 9 ай бұрын

She had a 40s and 50s style, which she kept up in her 40s and 50s and onwards. She didn't want to ape the, for example, Cali-blond, smoothy face, smoothy hair look, which reduces everyone to looking like an aged 25 yr old. She created looks that had texture, sensuality and maturity. Her style referred to French Louis XIV shoes, and creating a walking artwork. This may seem like too much for us, but it wasn't for her.

@bevelieshember3757 6 жыл бұрын

Well done too, Colin McDowell

@blackvirgo09 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@ivomuzik 8 жыл бұрын

Can someone explain to me wtf I just whitnessed? XD. I don't get it...

@rigariga 6 жыл бұрын

可愛い声だよなこの人

@olivermcerlean8386 5 жыл бұрын

He was wrong then, and is still wrong now. She, on the other hand, made sense then and it still rings true. Paxman was always a condescending ignoramus.

@deborahcurtis1385 Жыл бұрын

A thousand thumbs up for that. I'm not familiar with the guy but he understands very little about art and should stick to topics which he does understand. He was appealing to the ignorance out there, who would have all artists starving in the garrets. Wait. Most already are. When a few succeed they must be punished by the likes of him.

@jessieseayajx87 3 жыл бұрын

what is this guy talking about？？

@sianwarwick633 9 ай бұрын

He has no idea. The producers wanted to get her defend her ideas of fashion and individuality, and she refused to play into the game

@Strider_JM 8 жыл бұрын

What the hell was that?

@permijitdunkley1697 Жыл бұрын

and try and relax...

@careverga8624 3 жыл бұрын

Highooff...nice...😁😁😁😈❤❤

@bsways Күн бұрын

She looks a lot like Maggie Thatcher.

@slave4glue 7 жыл бұрын

What a car crash, Jesus...

@royfr8136 3 ай бұрын

She can't answer because there is no answer...

@tf-zy9fs 3 жыл бұрын

Only the rich can afford to wear her clothes what happend to fashion for everyone the division is so obvious.

@Lilmonkmonk 2 жыл бұрын

Fashion for everyone is George asda and primark. I bought a vivwest watch for £130 - paid with klarna in 3 payments of £43...I'm no where near rich. I wish I was lol

@tf-zy9fs 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lilmonkmonk Thats great about the watch but im talking her clothes line shoes bags etc .

@deborahcurtis1385 Жыл бұрын

There is paradox everywhere in life. She clearly has stated that she uses her fashion house to fund her political activities and causes. It seems perfectly reasonable to me. But of course she's got to be seen as stupid, maybe because she's a woman.

@whatever4566 Жыл бұрын

because she wants people to buy less, if it was cheap people would buy a lot.

@roderickfiske4769 Жыл бұрын

She makes no sense.

@curiousalien9464 8 жыл бұрын

What is wrong with this women?

@nickilovesdogs8137 8 жыл бұрын

+Curious Alien They used negative hypnosis on her.

@nickilovesdogs8137 8 жыл бұрын

+Curious Alien I was a target of that once in LA when I collected signatures for saving the whales and a guy came out of the 99 Cent Store and bombarded me with his fake smile and fake questions. I was like muted, it felt like my brain was on hold. Later I realized that he hypnotized me. Luckily it cleared up not long after he left.

@bangtwang3835 6 жыл бұрын

Ol Viv is looking a little grey. If she is actually dead......how are they making it talk ?

@SAGHAJAR 3 жыл бұрын

I never liked her style of fashion.

@deborahcurtis1385 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being so unhelpful. This is not a poll on like/dislike. You could have at least made a contribution by saying at least why, it could be some kind of critique, but you couldn't even be bothered doing that. You won't notice then that she is now dead. She despised laziness and people who didn't know what they stand for.

@Househead1200 Жыл бұрын

Me neither. Nor Malcolm the impresario McLaren

@deborahcurtis1385 Жыл бұрын

@@Househead1200 Yes but neither of you give any reasons nor show depth of understanding about her work. For instance her 'style' changed massively over the years. Plus she continued to evolve separately to McLaren. She realised that post punk she needed to hone her craft and she did that meticulously and broadly. I don't see her and McLaren as the same people at all. Not that I think everything Westwood did was great. Like most artists she produced some duds. But she led the way very often and her heart was in the right place. IMO.