Vivienne Westwood
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Vivienne Westwood was a pioneering British fashion designer known for shaping punk and new wave style and for her provocative, politically charged designs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vivienne Westwood canonical | 20 |
| Vivienne Westwood (fashion label) | 1 |
| Vivienne Westwood's SEX boutique (historically) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4363516 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vivienne Westwood Context triple: [Brit Awards statuette, notableDesigner, Vivienne Westwood]
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A.
Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen was a groundbreaking British fashion designer and couturier renowned for his dramatic, avant-garde runway shows and technically masterful, often darkly romantic designs.
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B.
Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney is a British fashion designer renowned for her sustainable, animal-free luxury clothing and accessories.
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C.
Gareth Pugh
Gareth Pugh is a British fashion designer known for his avant-garde, sculptural creations and experimental use of materials on the runway.
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D.
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier is a renowned French fashion designer known for his avant-garde, boundary-pushing haute couture and ready-to-wear collections.
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E.
Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jeans was a British stage and film actress known for her versatile character roles in mid-20th-century cinema and theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vivienne Westwood Target entity description: Vivienne Westwood was a pioneering British fashion designer known for shaping punk and new wave style and for her provocative, politically charged designs.
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A.
Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen was a groundbreaking British fashion designer and couturier renowned for his dramatic, avant-garde runway shows and technically masterful, often darkly romantic designs.
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B.
Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney is a British fashion designer renowned for her sustainable, animal-free luxury clothing and accessories.
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C.
Gareth Pugh
Gareth Pugh is a British fashion designer known for his avant-garde, sculptural creations and experimental use of materials on the runway.
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D.
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier is a renowned French fashion designer known for his avant-garde, boundary-pushing haute couture and ready-to-wear collections.
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E.
Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jeans was a British stage and film actress known for her versatile character roles in mid-20th-century cinema and theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
activist
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ fashion designer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| birthName | Vivienne Isabel Swire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child |
Ben Westwood
ⓘ
Joseph Corré ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
Vivienne Westwood (fashion label)
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linked to:
Vivienne Westwood
|
| collaboratedWith | Malcolm McLaren ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-04-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-12-29 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Seditionaries (boutique)
ⓘ
Sex (boutique) ⓘ
linked to:
SEX boutique
Worlds End (boutique) ⓘ
linked to:
Worlds End boutique
|
| educatedAt | Harrow Art School ⓘ |
| familyName |
Swire
ⓘ
Westwood ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fashion design
ⓘ
sustainable fashion ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Vivienne ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dame ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| influenced |
British street style
ⓘ
contemporary fashion designers ⓘ punk subculture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental and climate activism
ⓘ
provocative and politically charged designs ⓘ shaping punk style in the 1970s ⓘ use of historical references in fashion ⓘ |
| movement |
new wave fashion
ⓘ
punk fashion ⓘ |
| name | Vivienne Westwood ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
businesswoman ⓘ fashion designer ⓘ |
| partner | Malcolm McLaren ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Tintwistle, Derbyshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Tintwistle
|
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| politicalActivity |
campaigning on climate change
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critique of consumerism and capitalism ⓘ support for environmental organizations ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse |
Andreas Kronthaler
ⓘ
Derek Westwood ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
asymmetry and deconstruction
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bold political slogans on clothing ⓘ corsetry and historical tailoring references ⓘ use of tartan and traditional British fabrics ⓘ |
| website | https://www.viviennewestwood.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vivienne Westwood Description of subject: Vivienne Westwood was a pioneering British fashion designer known for shaping punk and new wave style and for her provocative, politically charged designs.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vivienne Westwood
linked to: Vivienne Westwood