Fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood dead at 81 - Daily Mail

Famed manner decorator Dame Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. 

Ms Westwood died peacefully surrounded by her household successful Clapham, South London, today, her representatives said successful a statement.

The 81-year-old's hubby and originative spouse Andreas Kronthaler said: 'I volition proceed with Vivienne successful my heart. 

'We person been moving until the extremity and she has fixed maine plentifulness of things to get connected with. Thank you darling.'

The pioneering manner decorator made a sanction for herself connected the manner country successful the 1970s, with her androgynous designs, slogan t-shirts and irreverent cognition towards the establishment. 

Tributes person rapidly flooded successful for Ms Westwood from heartbroken fans connected societal media.

A tweet posted from her ain relationship pursuing her decease read: 'The satellite needs radical similar Vivienne to marque a alteration for the better.'

TV presenter Jonathan Ross was among the radical paying tribute to Dame Vivienne Westwood pursuing her decease aged 81.

He tweeted: 'RIP the large Vivienne Westwood. Unique. Brilliant. Uncompromising. Thanks Viv x.'

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan added: 'A bittersweet day, Vivienne Westwood was and volition stay a towering fig successful British fashion.

'Her punk benignant rewrote the regularisation publication successful the 1970s and was wide admired for however she stayed existent to her ain values passim her life.'

Another station from a instrumentality said: 'Another fable gone acold excessively soon. Rest successful bid Vivienne Westwood, you person inspired galore and volition proceed to animate aboriginal generations.'

A 2nd read: 'Absolutely heartbroken astatine the news, remainder successful bid to Vivienne Westwood. You volition everlastingly beryllium our queen of punk.'

This is simply a breaking quality story. More to follow.