“Vivienne Westwood’s sense of activism, art and style is embedded in each and every piece that she created,” said Adrian Hume Sayer, head of the sale and director of Private & Iconic ...

She met Derek Westwood, an apprentice toolmaker, at a dance; they married in July 1962. Just a few months after she gave birth to their son, Ben, she left Mr. Westwood. The couple divorced in 1965.