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Vivienne Westwood, the simultaneously iconic and iconoclastic fashion designer, died Thursday, December 29.

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So it comes as no surprise that her passing was mourned by a wide swath of celebrities.

Many paid tribute to her contributions to style, especially in founding the punk aesthetic.

Annie Lennox also commended her activism.

Vivienne Westwoods passion lay in activism, which she embraced completely and wholeheartedly.

Her life force simply blew definitions out of the water, Lennox wrote on social media.

Britains version of Frida Kahlo… Not gone - Shes just moved elsewhere.