20世紀最具影響力設計師
Vivienne Westwood, the iconic British fashion designer known as “the high priestess of punk,” passed away on December 29, 2022, at the age of 81.
薇薇安魏斯伍德是英國具代表性的時尚設計師，以「龐克時尚教母」的稱號聞名，她於2022年12月29日辭世，享壽81歲。
icon (n.)偶像、崇拜對象iconic (adj.)偶像般的、有代表性的priest (n.)神父、牧師priestess (n.)女神職人員、女祭司
Rising to notoriety in the 1970s, Westwood soon moved from designing streetwear for punk rockers to launching her first catwalk collection in 1981, continuing to be an influential designer until her death.
魏斯伍德在1970年代以叛逆的風格崛起，她很快從設計龐克搖滾街頭服裝，到1981年推出她第一場時裝展系列，直到過世前一直是一位具有影響力的設計師。
notoriety (n.) 臭名昭著、聲名狼藉launch (v.)推出、發起launch a new product 推出一個新產品launch an attack 發動攻擊
As a teenager, Westwood began making clothes for herself and briefly studied at art school.
青少年時，魏斯伍德開始為自己製作衣服，並短暫地在藝術學校就讀。
briefly (adv.)短暫地
In 1965, she met punk icon Malcolm McLaren, who prompted her to leave her first husband and eventually opened a shop with her on London’s King’s Road.
1965年，她遇見龐克偶像麥克雷倫，他力促她離開她第一任丈夫，最後跟她一起在倫敦的國王路上開了一間服飾店。
prompt(provoke) sb. to VR 促使某人去做某事
It was there in the 1970s that their creative partnership helped launch punk rock in England, with McLaren managing the pioneering punk band, the Sex Pistols, and Westwood designing clothing that created the “visual grammar for the punk movement.”
1970年代，他們就在那間店開始創意合作，幫助英國龐克搖滾文化崛起，麥克雷倫掌管開創性龐克樂團「性手槍」，魏斯伍德則設計能夠創造出「龐克運動的視覺文法」的服飾。
partnership (n.)合夥、合作關係pioneer (n.)先驅者、先鋒、創始人pioneering (adj.)開創性的pioneering techniques 開創性的技術pioneering research 開創性的研究
Following Westwood’s early designs, ranging from bondage gear to “T-shirts showing the Queen with a safety pin through the royal lip,” her punk spirit of subverting traditional fashion manifested itself in much of her future work.
繼魏斯伍德的早期設計，從束縛衣到「印有安全別針穿過女王嘴唇的T恤」，她顛覆時尚傳統的龐克精神反映在她後續大部分的作品中。
range from…to… 範圍從……到……subvert (v.)顛覆、推翻manifest (v.)顯示、表現
Over the course of the 1980s, she took inspiration from the artist Keith Haring, the iconic futuristic movie “Blade Runner” and military uniforms to make her high-fashion designs.
在1980年代期間，她從藝術家哈林、知名未來派電影「銀翼殺手」以及軍隊制服汲取靈感，來設計她的高級時裝。
take inspiration from sb.(sth.) 從某人或某事物那裡獲得靈感=be inspired by sb.(sth.)high fashion 高級時裝、精品時裝=haute couture
Among the accolades Westwood received for her eclectic clothing were being named the only female designer on leading fashion editor John Fairchild’s 1989 list of “the six most influential designers of the 20th century…and receiving her Order of the British Empire from the Queen in 1992.”
魏斯伍德因她兼容並蓄的服飾得到的各項榮譽中，頂尖時尚編輯弗萊查爾德在1989年列出的「20世紀6位最具影響力的設計師」名單中，她是唯一獲選的女性設計師，「並於1992年從女王手中接下大英帝國勳章」。
accolade (n.)讚美、榮譽eclectic (adj.)相容並蓄的
Throughout Westwood’s life, she continued to influence the world of fashion through her well-known brands, while also using her time in the limelight to advocate for environmental issues and free speech.
在魏斯伍德的一生中，她持續透過她的知名品牌影響全世界的時尚，並運用她的公眾影響力提倡環保議題和言論自由。
in the limelight 在聚光燈下、在眾人關注下advocate (v.)支持、提倡