Vivienne Westwood, speaking at the Royal Festival Hall, telling the story of meeting troupe of bruised and bloodied boys on the tube, advising them: “If you read it will give you power...” #VivienneWestwood Vivienne Westwood’s lasting impact on the fashion and design world is incalculably. She will be sorely missed. -—— Except taken from September 2017 launch event for her book Get A Life in a conversation chaired by Hephzibah Anderson. Westwood contextualised reading as a subversive act, whereby we ‘get a life’, by hijacking another person’s and thereby gain perspectives that can challenge our own. 🎥 Watch the full video on Southbank Centre YouTube 🔗 Link in bio 📸 by @petewoodhead #Westwood #Fashion #Icon #BritishFashion #RoyalFestivalHall #Southbank #SouthbankCentre