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Vivienne Westwood ‘died peacefully surrounded by her family,’ her representatives said

Paris (AFP) - Doyenne of British design Vivienne Westwood, who melded music and fashion together to help define punk and brought rebellious politics to the catwalk, died on Thursday aged 81, her family said.

Jonathan Ross, Trevor Sinclair and Emmerdale's Lisa Riley led the tributes to the 'uncompromising' Vivienne Westwood following her death aged 81

Westwood's fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.

Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne said the late designer was an 'icon' while Hollywood actress Rose McGowan was 'deeply saddened by a true punk’s passing'.

A cause was not disclosed for her death.

Fashion designer died ‘peacefully and surrounded by her family’

In a statement on Twitter, her fashion house said she died "peacefully and surrounded" by her family in Clapham, South London.

Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81.

English designer Vivienne Westwood has died at 81

As the person who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, who died on Thursday at the age of 81, was synonymous with 1970s punk rock, a rebelliousness that remained the hallmark of an unapologetically political designer who became one of British fashion's biggest names.