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MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 19:  : Designer Vivienne Westwood aknowledges the applause of the public after the Vivienne Westwood fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week Menswear Spring/Summer 2012 on June 19, 2011 in Milan, Italy..  (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images) Vivienne Westwood.

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Vivienne Westwood Says You’re Probably Ugly, Brain-dead, and Overconsumerized

"People have never looked so ugly ... We are so conformist, nobody is thinking. I'm a fashion designer and people think 'what do I know?' but I'm talking about all this disposable crap. So I'm saying buy less, choose well, make it last." That's Vivienne Westwood speaking at the runway presentation of her new Red Label diffusion collection, which she presumably hopes you'll buy in addition to her main fall line ... or not?

Photo: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images