On December 30, 2022, punk queen Vivienne Westwood passed away. A leading British designer, he was also active as an activist raising environmental issues in his later years. Hiroshi Fujiwara is known to have had close friendships with Vivian and other members of World's End when he was in his teens and twenties. Fujiwara, who said, “My punks are” = (equals) “Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren,” revealed his thoughts on the news.

Photo by Hiroshi Fujiwara

“When I woke up to fashion, the first thing I fell in love with was the punk style that Vivien designed.

It is a well-known story that Fujiwara wore the clothes of "Seditionaries" and "World's End" launched with Malcolm McLaren in the 80's, the predecessor of Vivienne Westwood.“When I was in junior high school, a shop in Nagoya called “Akafuji” carried seditionaries, and I asked a friend of my sister who lived in Nagoya to buy it for me. I bought it at the shop "Smash", and it was one of the shops I always visit.​ ​”Seditionaries symbolized by SEX PISTOLS bondage pants, gauze shirts, mohair knits, pirate style embodied by Bow Wow Wow as the world's end. Malcolm was an idea man, and the unique mood of this brand, which was a mixture of music, fashion, and culture, fascinated the young Fujiwara.

About the first time I met Vivian,“I don’t remember much, but I remember that we didn’t make any preparations to meet. After that, when I went to London, during my stay, I would call and ask, "What are you doing?" ."and look back. "Friends" who are more than 20 years apart in age. She said she never cared about the age difference, and she probably did too.

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“In the 1990s, the clothes from that period (Seditionaries and World’s End) were spotlighted, but at the time, the only people who liked her clothes maniacally were me and the people around me. Available in Japan. Things were limited, so I said if I could go to the World's End shop, I'd buy it. , that might have made me happy.

They played with me, and gave me a jacket I made a long time ago that I still cherish. I also went to see the show when I was doing it with Malcolm. It was my first show and it was called Pancachure. "Among the many memories, there was an episode where Vivian's true face could be seen.

“Once upon a time, when I went to the atelier to hang out, we talked about watching a movie, and we went to the cinema together.The office was in Piccadilly Circus, so we went to a nearby theater and went to Carmen. Vivien and I were seated in the front where it wasn't interrupted, and after a while someone sat in front of us. I sat right in front of them saying, "Why are you coming in front of us?" I was a little scared, but I thought she was a strong woman because she had that kind of sore loser.”

After breaking up with Malcolm, Vivian puts more and more effort into her brand. By the time the Vivienne Westwood brand movement began in Japan in the 90s, Fujiwara had established herself in the fields of hip-hop and street culture, and gradually lost contact with her. Nearly a year had passed.

“I heard from an acquaintance that she was not feeling well. It’s been a long time since I casually invited her out for tea, so it would have been nice to meet her. I can't say either way, but I think I was influenced by the atmosphere of the 70's and 80's and how to put value on things by watching them. The punk that these two showed me made my punk.My roots in punk are Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren.So it's sad."I thought about the two people who formed me (Malcolm died in 2010).

Finally, when asked what he wanted to say to Vivian, he continued.“Thank you. Everyone in our generation was influenced by her. Maybe."The spirit of the queen of punk will surely continue to be passed down from now on.