Vivienne Westwood in the September 2021 issue of British Vogue

This year, Vivienne Westwood has had more to celebrate than most. As she welcomes her 80th birthday and the 50th anniversary of her label, her standing as one of the world’s most influential fashion designers shows no sign of waning. There’s also her work outside fashion. Westwood continues to dedicate herself to spreading her environmental and anti-war messages through her manifesto. “Capitalism is a war economy,” she says. “If we want to save ourselves, stop arms sales, stop arms production, stop war! If we achieve this, we can save the world and everything will fall into place.”