how an star becomes a legend even after had become one

I'm still devastated around here... but life has these surprises... we deal with it. Dancing with life...

But I needed to write about it. I fell sorry that I came back here after a period without publishing anything written or any of my drawings in this corner or anywhere and that I came because of that. But I was also thinking... this is a celebration just like your career was.

I want to celebrate and that we can celebrate who she was, who she is and her legacy.

It was so bizarre entering the social network and discovering that this great woman passed away...

I remember that the other day I was watching an interview of her by Naomi for British vogue, if I'm not mistaken and it wasn't that long since it was published. I left that video even more inspired and fascinated by her persona, by who she was, by what she believed, by her truth. She sweated and breathed truth in everything.

It was so impressive. It is!

Her elegance when communicating, her respect, tolerance, politeness... At various times, Naomi was simply a caricature of herself, wanting to draw all attention to her, even in the face of a historical figure of enormous relevance such as Vivienne, who even gave her one of her first jobs when she was starting... well.

Despite being uncomfortable with Naomi's posture, in that interview, I found the way Vivienne managed everything fascinating, even with the model's moments of stardom. That thing impressed me as much as reading her life story for the first time when I was still a young freak and fashion nerd, about to enter fashion university.

I kept with me, as much as the photos, images of its beginnings. Iconic images, historic images. Today they will be worth millions (symbolically).

That is simply part of our history and it's good that I lived while she was still alive! I'm lucky for that!

Today, with this little girl already grown up, the world lost this star to gain another legend who was already a legend even before that term became a joke on the net. One of my favorite punks, Vivienne was truly a star. Far beyond all these other fakes that we see out there, whose term is more linked to the brightness of the ego than to the accomplishments and mission from life to life.

This is a terrible loss not just for fashion but for the world at large.

I couldn't imagine a world without Vivienne. I don't imagine that kind of world. A world where she no longer exists. It's bizarre. She inspired me from the beginning of my career, but it was more as a person and her life story, her values ​​than anything else and than her wearable creations.

I saw that woman, strong and sweet at the same time, extremely educated and focused, committed to transforming this planet into a sustainable and possible place to live, without so much garbage, without so much pollution, without so much inequality, without waste...

And seeing that lady over 80 years old still going to the streets to protest against the global climate crisis, creating collections about it, transforming the catwalk into a piece of the streets, structuring her entire brand around that purpose and doing it in practice just like her did and did, and the way she did it, it was fucking surreal for me was always and that should and must be the model.

We need more women like Vivenne more stars like her. Who didn't even see herself as one, preferred to stay behind the scenes, fighting for her causes and saying everything she needed to say in a poetic way, between her own creative chaos and bringing her pieces to life.

It took YEARS for her to gain acclaim and her work to be properly recognized by the industry's bigwigs. Years to be awarded and honored. Fortunately this happened while she was still alive.

Her life story and trajectory are as beautiful as the person she was and the legacy she leaves, and I really hope from the bottom of my heart that they keep the brand true to her principles, because one of the many things we need once and for all is accepting, continuing to learn and practice conscious fashion consumption. And fight for a less chaotic, dirty and polluted planet the way it is and it's getting worse every year (and spoiler 2023: the rains will increase! and in europe, the heat too)

Buying and flaunting new clothes all the time is tacky. Buy and give money to large conglomerates and fast fashions that still operate under slave labor, with children earning less than USD 1.00 for each piece made, whether on weekdays or holidays, living in the workplace, from A to S (from shein) is corny. Seeking what is beautiful and beautiful but doesn't last is more than tacky.

What is good lasts, goes through times. It takes time to be done, it takes time to arrive, it takes time to gain recognition... it takes time because it comes from a solid base, not an ephemeral one. It crosses generations, it stays. Just like Vivienne who leaves more than one mark, now after her departure from this plane.

It takes work to build a legacy and that's why she was a living legend.

It's so inspiring to see real people who stay true even after years, and stay true to what they believe in as much as they fight for it.

it's sexy.

and, in fact, she knew very well the power that her essence had when she created SEX, her first store, which before had a different name.

Rest in peace, Vivienne!

Long live the big star.