Dame Vivienne Westwood First Husband: Who Was Derek Westwood?

Derek Westwood is the first husband of Dame Vivienne. They got married in 1962 and divorced in 1965.

They had a son together, Ben Westwood who is a photographer of erotica.

There isn’t much information about Derek on the internet as he loved to keep his life away from the media.

Viviane Westwood is known largely for bringing modern punk and new-wave of fashions into the mainstream. She gained popularity when she made clothes for the boutique she and Malcolm McLaren ran on King’s road, which became known as SEX.

Westwood opened four shops in London and eventually expanded throughout Britain and the world, selling an increasingly varied range of merchandise, some of which promoted her many political causes such as climate change and civil rights.