Vivienne Westwood, a British fashion icon and designer, passed away at the age of 81. According to a formal statement from her eponymous company, she died quietly on Thursday at her home in London, surrounded by her family.

She was referred to as “the Queen of Extreme” and “the high priestess of punk” by the media. She was a cherished figure in the fashion world who, up until her passing, inspired and pushed the limits of the business.

After being awarded the Order of the British Empire by the Queen in 1992, she performed a spin for photographers without wearing culottes. She appeared on the front cover of Tatler magazine in April 1989 while wearing a suit by Aquascutum that she said was made for Margaret Thatcher.

Truthfully, Westwood couldn’t care less. She was the oldest of ingénues, with hair that occasionally had an orange color and a skin tone of alabaster, and she rose dishonorably to the venerated status of a British national treasure.

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According to the renowned book by Jon Savage “I have an in-built perversity,” Westwood supposedly proclaimed in England’s Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. a specific kind of internal clock that consistently reacts counter to conventional wisdom.”

The family hasn’t disclosed her funeral arrangements yet, expect new updates soon. Vivienne Westwood