Get a Life: The Diaries of Vivienne Westwood

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In 1992, Westwood was awarded an OBE, which she collected from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Reading Vivienne’s thoughts, in her own words, is as fascinating and provocative as you would expect from Britain’s punk dame – a woman who always says exactly what she believes. I’ve been a supporter of Leonard, a Native American who has been wrongly imprisoned for 35 years, for a long time. I liked this but I didn't rate it higher only because I didn't always agree with some of her ideas and sweeping generalisations. While the diary was written, primarily, with the intention of warning people of the danger we’re in from climate change (a subject that feels particularly pertinent given fracking’s recent UK go-ahead, despite a rejection from Lancashire council), it is, as Vivienne puts it, also a great thing to do for yourself.

To be so full of energy and life at her age - and to rally against what you believe is detrimental to the future - environmental, creative and judicious. Then again, Vivienne might be hanging out with her friend Pamela Anderson, or in India for Naomi Campbell's birthday party, or watching Black Sabbath in Hyde Park with Sharon Osbourne.Fashion designer, political activist, national icon: Vivienne Westwood sets down her unique vision of the world in her blog, Get A Life. This online magazine fuses the best high-end, progressive and luxury brands as well as independent designers. Find your next must-read with the Serpent’s Tail newsletter and discover gripping crime and mystery from Viper Books. What we have here then is a story of the last six years of Climate Revolution and the journey that got us there. Very motivating read, to Vivennes's way of thinking and the time she devotes for environmental causes.

She lives a busy, busy life - and as she records her daily routine we begin to get to know this woman - in an intimate productive way. Before I read this book, I think I just kind of figured that fashion designers were just high-class citizens who uphold a bourgeois status, not really socially and culturally aware. So, I figure that I should tell you all right now that if you enjoy biographies, if you enjoy women with conviction, and if you enjoy reading about politics, this is the book for you. I enjoyed the diary, I have learnt a lot and was definitely inspired to open up to the world and culture more. You might find Vivienne highlighting tribal communities’ struggles to maintain the rainforest; another might see her visiting Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy, or driving up to David Cameron‘s house in the Cotswolds in a full-on tank.

I need to admit I learned many things about topics which should be very close and important for all of us. She knows she thinks differently than the status quo, and because of that, she sometimes must explain herself.