Guests started arriving at the Dame’s memorial service today, celebrating the life of the pioneering designers who died late last year.

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Many of the mourners styled themselves in her classic fashion, showing off tartan designs and colourful bold tailoring.

Vivienne’s service was being held at London’s Southwark Cathedral, and was attended by family, friends and figures from the fashion world.

The designer and activist died “peacefully and surrounded by her family” in Clapham, South London, on December 29.

She was largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.

Vivienne came to public notice when she made clothes for Malcolm McLaren’s boutique on the King’s Road, which became famous as “SEX”.

It was their ability to synthesise clothing and music that shaped the 1970s UK punk scene, dominated by McLaren’s band, the Sex Pistols.

She was deeply inspired by the shock-value of punk—”seeing if one could put a spoke in the system”.