With a design record spanning more than 40 years, Vivienne Westwood is recognized as a global brand, and she is regarded as one of the most influential fashion designers and activists in the world today. In conjunction with the SCAD Fashion Show, the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to Westwood in recognition of her achievements and legacy in fashion. Watch the award presentation as it streams live in conjunction with the SCAD Fashion Show. After the award presentation, Westwood will share insight into her career and causes in a conversation with Véronique Hyland, fashion news editor for New York magazine’s The Cut. Hyland has written about the convergence of fashion and culture for publications including The New York Times, Women’s Wear Daily, Harper’s Bazaar and The New Yorker. This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Beginning Monday, May 11, tickets may be picked up at the Savannah Box Office, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah. For more information, call the box office at 912.525.5050.

Photographer: Juergen Teller Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Westwood began designing in 1971 along with her then-partner Malcolm McLaren in London. At the time, they used their shop at 430 Kings Road to showcase their ideas and designs. Their cutting-edge work began to evolve, and by 1976 they redefined a street culture of their own with their Punk and Seditionaries clothing collections. By the end of the 1970s, Westwood was considered a symbol of British avant-garde and for Autumn/Winter 1981 she showed her first catwalk presentation at Olympia in London. Westwood then turned to traditional Savile Row tailoring techniques, using British fabrics and 17th- and 18th-century art for inspiration. In 1989, Westwood met Andreas Kronthaler, who would later become her husband and long-time design partner, as well as creative director of the brand. In 2004, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London hosted a retrospective exhibition to celebrate Westwood’s 34 years in fashion — the largest exhibition ever devoted to a living British fashion designer. In 2006, her contribution to British fashion was officially recognized when she was appointed Dame of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2007 was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Fashion at the British Fashion Awards in London. Vivienne Westwood is one of the last independent global fashion companies in the world. Her thought-provoking brand is about more than just producing clothes and accessories. Westwood continues to capture the imagination and raise awareness of environmental and human rights issues. With a design record spanning more than 40 years, Westwood is now recognized as a global brand and Westwood herself as one of the most influential fashion designers and activists in the world today.