Stars from the world of vogue and showbiz attend Vivienne Westwood memorial

Dame Vivienne Westwood has left the world with one remaining piece of recommendation: ‘When doubtful, Gown up!’

In a tribute to the pioneering designer, who died aged 81 in December, many well-wishing A-listers wore basic Westwood designs, injecting bursts of color and tartan into her memorial service in London at the moment.

The Pretenders’ frontwoman Chrissie Hynde, who labored at Dame Vivienne’s and Malcolm McLaren’s boutique in punk’s early days, and singer-songwriter Nick Cave carried out songs in tribute to the Grande Dame of vogue.

Dame Vivienne was recognised as a punk legend, environmental activist and designer extraordinaire beloved of many A-listers within the vogue world. 

She emerged on the style scene within the Nineteen Seventies, continued to interrupt boundaries all through her profession and was chargeable for a few of vogue’s most well-known designs.

Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Stormzy had been among the many trendy mourners attending the service at Southwark Cathedral to commemorate Westwood at the moment.

Former Spice Woman and designer Ms Beckham, 48, wore a skintight black costume with a excessive neck, lengthy sleeves and a leg slit, whereas British Vogue editor Edward Enninful wearing an all-black go well with and blazer.

Supermodel Moss, 49, wore a black costume with a floral design and velvet jacket, whereas her daughter Lila paired her outfit with a crimson Westwood bag.

Actress Helena Bonham Carter, 56, who has worn Dame Vivienne’s punk garments on many crimson carpets, paid tribute to the late designer in a crimson and purple full tartan skirt and blazer set paired with a Westwood pearl necklace.

She additionally gave a touching euology for the designer earlier than Mr Cave carried out his track Into My Arms, The Mirror reported.

The occasion was a considerate and musical affair. Opera singer Maria Ladurner and Ian Keatley, director of music on the cathedral in London Bridge, carried out a rendition of How Lovely Are The Toes.

Ms Hynde additionally carried out a rendition of Buddy Holly’s Raining in My Coronary heart earlier than Dame Vivienne’s granddaughter Cora Corrré closed the service with a speech. 

Dame Vivienne’s  brother Gordon Swire gave a eulogy and her son Ben Westwood learn William Shakespear’s poem Winter. Her son Joseph Corré, an activist, additionally shared a number of phrases about his mom.

The general public memorial adopted a non-public funeral throughout which the style icon was laid to relaxation. 

Many visitors at at the moment’s memorial donned Harris Tweed, tartan, platforms and Union Jacks to honour the late designer.

Actor Richard E Grant, who portrayed Dame Vivienne’s counterpart within the 1994 movie Prêt-à-Porter, shared snaps from the celebration of life and revealed that he wore a ‘miniature hat’ that she had gifted him whereas he labored on the movie.

‘Worn with delight at her extraordinary memorial at the moment,’ Mr Grant tweeted, sharing images of the hat and the formal invitation to the service. 

Rapper Stormzy, 29, was additionally in attendance in an all-black go well with and brooch, as was artist Tracey Emin, 59, who wore a dark-coloured lengthy coat and tartan scarf.

Emin grew to become an excellent pal of Dame Vivienne after assembly at a Vogue shoot in the summertime of 1999, with the artist later saying that ‘inside days’ she had turn out to be her ‘muse’.

Actress Elle Fanning wore a black pleated blazer with an identical pillar-box hat. The US star collaborated with the style designer on many events, with Dame Vivienne styling the 24-year-old in a customized pink corset-style costume for the Unbiased Spirit Awards in 2021.

Singer Paloma Religion wore a purple jumper below a rust, floral-patterned costume with crimson sneakers, whereas Mad Males actress Christina Hendricks wearing a navy and black checked coat-dress for the service.

Actress Dame Vanessa Redgrave was additionally in attendance in a camel coat and hat alongside her daughter, actress Joely Richardson, who matched in a camel and black go well with over a lime inexperienced high.

Presenter Jonathan Ross opted for a black trench coat and blue jumper, Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie wore a basic black go well with, as did designer Erdem Moralioglu and Babs actress Jaime Winstone donned a black fitted costume paired with black lace-up platforms.

US singer-songwriter Beth Ditto, designer Dame Zandra Rhodes, singer Bob Geldof, Australian singer Nick Cave and his designer spouse Susie Cave, designer Matty Bovan and mannequin Lorraine Pascale had been additionally among the many visitors.

Dame Vivienne emerged on the style scene within the Nineteen Seventies, along with her androgynous designs, slogan T-shirts and irreverent angle in direction of the Institution.

She continued to interrupt boundaries all through her profession and was chargeable for a few of vogue’s most well-known designs – together with her tackle the corset, the ‘mini-crini’ – a shortened model of the Victorian crinoline costume – and Carrie Bradshaw’s bridal costume within the 2008 Intercourse And The Metropolis film.

The designer additionally made a reputation for herself as an activist, staging public protests to boost consciousness of causes near her coronary heart.

In 1992, she famously wore a wonderfully tailor-made skirt go well with with a gray matching hat whereas gathering her OBE.

The outfit may need been demure, however she quickly began twirling for photographers – solely to disclose she was not sporting any knickers beneath.

She returned to Buckingham Palace in 2006 to be made a dame, and was as soon as once more with out underwear – however she avoided doing any twirling this time.

It lately emerged Dame Vivienne had handed management of her firm to fellow designer Jeff Banks and her husband, Andreas Kronthaler, simply two weeks earlier than her loss of life.