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Vivienne Westwood did the most unfashionable of objects – she made clothes for real women’s bodies Still, as someone who dressed punks, then supermodels, translating the throw tactics of one movement into the other through plaid and scissor-work, she pioneered a rebelliousness that often led to change. In 2017, her catwalk staged was one of a few that season to include menswear and womenswear. What seemed like a gimmick then was actually fairly liberal – this is fairly normal practice now. Still, as the clothing was sold in separate departments, the only real way to identify the unisex equipment was to check the label.Not all catwalk shows have real-world impact – and as empowering as it was to see heaving bosoms on her catwalks, how many brides think of a catwalk show when hunting for something to wear? They did with Vivienne Westwood. As my pregnant cohort walking down the aisle in a black dress proves, the clothes actually worked for women in the real world.Morwenna Ferrier is the Protector’s fashion and lifestyle editor
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