British jewelry designer Vivienne Westwood

Royal crown. Velvet, faux fur, gold-tone metal, artificial pearls, transparent crystals and transparent rhinestone. 1980s. 16 cm £ 500-550 REL. British jewelry designer Vivienne Westwood

British jewelry designer Vivienne Westwood
Renowned fashion designer Vivienne Westwood (born in 1941) began creating jewelry in the 1960s, while she was working as a primary school teacher. She founded the eponymous brand in 1981 and opened a shop at Kings Road, London, where she exhibited collections of clothing and jewelry.
For most of her works she used silver or gilded tin, Swarovski crystals and large faux pearls. Bows, hearts and royal regalia are the constant motives of the original design of Westwood ornaments.
Called one of the queens of Great Britain, along with Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher, Vivienne Westwood always remains at the peak of popularity. According to Vivienne herself, she is a synonym for freedom, attention, violation of prohibitions and rules.
Inspired by the ideas of her husband Malcolm McLaren, a member of the Sex Pistols group, Vivienne began creating something unusual, which brought her the name of Mother of Punk. It was her shop that a significant part of the rebellious anarchist youth of London chose.