The first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles - and her legacy.... (Full plot summary below)
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The first film to encompass the remarkable story of one of the true icons of our time, as she fights to maintain her brand's integrity, her principles - and her legacy.
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| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyThere aren't a lot of people for whom the words "punk," "icon," and "activist" can all be applied, but Lorna Tucker's documentary... makes a strong case for at least two of those three for genuinely iconic fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood. |
| Observer (UK)Wendy IdeA gloriously eccentric one-off and a fashion original, she is an entertaining subject for this watchable documentary. |
| The Big IssueEdward LawrensonThe film sketches the rollercoaster trajectory of [Westwood's] career in bold strokes. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabLorna Tucker's thoroughgoing documentary deals with the punk years, the opening of the famous World's End shop and the Sex Pistols but also offers a far broader perspective on its subject. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsYou end up loving her and the film. This woman is unique. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceFrom the evidence of director Lorna Tucker's generally underwhelming profile, designer Westwood thinks the reason she's been overlooked is because she's a punk rocker, and always has been. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonThere's nothing fawning and plenty ironic about this essential first documentary to cover a major female fashion designer, a woman whose life is almost a perfect reflection of the trajectory of 20th-century feminism. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt is the charm of Lorna Tucker's film that, her subject's reluctance notwithstanding, it provides a fascinating, involving glimpse of both who Westwood was back in the day and who she is at this particular moment in time, so much so that we genuinely miss her once the credits begin to roll. |
| RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireWhile Westwood is certainly a remarkable personal and cultural figure in many senses, it’s too bad she’s not more willing to discuss the genesis of punk, since it’s likely to remain the primary thing she’s known for. |
| National PostChris KnightTucker is careful to end this warts-and-all examination on a high note, with famous models and others singing the designer's praises. But it can't fully redeem a lacklustre fashion doc. |