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Vivienne Westwood on her secret to staying young: bathe once a week | Vivienne Westwood on her secret to staying young: bathe once a week |
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Fashion designer, 76, says not washing too much is the secret to seeming young, while her husband, Andreas Kronthaler, says he washes even less often | |
Sarah Marsh | |
Sun 1 Oct 2017 15.57 BST | |
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Achieving eternal youth may not be as difficult as one imagines, according to the fashion designer and environmentalist Vivienne Westwood. | Achieving eternal youth may not be as difficult as one imagines, according to the fashion designer and environmentalist Vivienne Westwood. |
This weekend the 76-year-old queen of punk revealed her secret to staying young: have a bath only once a week. | This weekend the 76-year-old queen of punk revealed her secret to staying young: have a bath only once a week. |
Westwood’s confession came after reporters asked her about her youthful appearance while she watched the show of her husband, Andreas Kronthaler, at Paris fashion week. | Westwood’s confession came after reporters asked her about her youthful appearance while she watched the show of her husband, Andreas Kronthaler, at Paris fashion week. |
Westwood smiled and said: “Don’t wash too much.” | Westwood smiled and said: “Don’t wash too much.” |
Kronthaler interjected: “She only takes a bath every week. That’s why she looks so radiant ... I only wash once a month.” | Kronthaler interjected: “She only takes a bath every week. That’s why she looks so radiant ... I only wash once a month.” |
Westwood, who has campaigned against the meat industry depleting water supplies, previously said: “I just wash my bits and rush out in the morning and more often than not get in the bath after Andreas.” | Westwood, who has campaigned against the meat industry depleting water supplies, previously said: “I just wash my bits and rush out in the morning and more often than not get in the bath after Andreas.” |
Kronthaler, an Austrian-born designer who is said to have inspired the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2009 character Bruno, put on a show that featured a dozen or more human sculptures wrapped in duvets. | Kronthaler, an Austrian-born designer who is said to have inspired the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2009 character Bruno, put on a show that featured a dozen or more human sculptures wrapped in duvets. |
“There is nothing better than giving people choice,” he told AFP of a collection he said was filled with “lust, desire, sex and sadness”. | “There is nothing better than giving people choice,” he told AFP of a collection he said was filled with “lust, desire, sex and sadness”. |
“We travelled quite a bit this summer and I tried to put it all into it.” | “We travelled quite a bit this summer and I tried to put it all into it.” |
Kronthaler said he spent some of his time on holiday in a Tyrolean cowshed and named the dresses in his collection after the cows. | Kronthaler said he spent some of his time on holiday in a Tyrolean cowshed and named the dresses in his collection after the cows. |
One outfit is called Vivienne after a calf his wife helped deliver. Two others are called Naomi and Donatella, after the fashion icons Naomi Campbell and Donatella Versace. | One outfit is called Vivienne after a calf his wife helped deliver. Two others are called Naomi and Donatella, after the fashion icons Naomi Campbell and Donatella Versace. |
“Now I am ready for something different ... I cannot wait to get my hands on the next mess,” Kronthaler added. | “Now I am ready for something different ... I cannot wait to get my hands on the next mess,” Kronthaler added. |
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