Vivienne Westwood Proves She’s Fashion’s Top Activist Inline

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    In 2013, following the arrest of Chelsea Manning due to the WikiLeaks scandal, Westwood wore a pin with Manning’s face on it, underlined by the word truth, to the Met Gala.

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    Her Spring 2015 show featured models sporting YES pins—a reaction to Scotland’s pending vote to secede from the United Kingdom.

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    Nothing comes between Viv and her vegetarianism, as proved by this video she starred in for PETA.

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    In 2005, Westwood paired with Liberty, a civil rights group, to create T-shirts defending habeas corpus.

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    Nearly every one of Westwood’s Red Label runway shows is underscored by the message of climate change, which she decries on everything from tops to totes. She even shaved her head in 2014 to help bring awareness to the subject.