Vivienne Westwood becomes patron of Reprieve
Howard Lake | 17 April 2011 | News
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has agreed to become Patron of legal action charity Reprieve.
A long-standing supporter of Reprieve, Westwood has previously collaborated with the charity on two projects. In February 2008 she sent models at her London Fashion Week show out onto the catwalk wearing underwear in a fetching shade of ‘Guantánamo orange’ as part of the charity’s ‘Fair Trial My Arse’ campaign, and last September she designed a Reprieve necklace, with all profits going to the charity.
Reprieve Director Clive Stafford Smith said: “The assistance Vivienne has given us over the years has been invaluable – her support helps spread the word to a plethora of different people, some of whom may not initially have put human rights at the top of their agenda. I am very excited to have her officially on board in her new capacity as Patron of Reprieve.”
www.reprieve.org.uk
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