This series is always a joy to read, it’s a really nice introduction to well known people for little children. Of course the plot is always a little bit fast but that’s to be expected and it’s totally understandable.
Vivienne Westwood is definitely a big name in the fashion world and it was very nice to know more about her life and how she became the unique and original fashion designer that she is today. It was also interesting to learn about her fight and interest for climate change and what she's doing to help.

I did think this series would struggle in giving me a biography of someone I really don't care for and about, but it's still a strong title. Of course, the text can't begin to discuss some of the things Vivienne Westwood has been known for (it can't even name her shop, for one), but it does convey the times she was most influential, even if of course it was never a particularly welcome influence. As corrective to that, we learn Westwood is now a climate change campaigner, which was news to me. Strong here, too, as usual, was the artwork – it's all in the detail, from cod magazine names to the women with all their armpit hair hanging out. I risk sounding like the Chatterley judge – ("is this ugly, punky ethos something you would wish your school library users to read about?!") but even for all the merits here, I can think of countless better examples of inspiration. Her unconventionality, of course, is partly the point, but all the same.