Sir Paul McCartney pays tribute to the 'ballsy' late Vivienne Westwood in passionate post

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Paul McCartney, 80, paid tribute to the late fashion designer after she died aged just one year older than he is currently.The former Beatles bassist, who had publicly accompanied Dame Vivienne Westwood to his daughter Stella McCartney's show at Paris Fashion Week two years earlier, paid his respects in a Twitter message."Goodbye Vivienne Westwood," he lamented, describing her as "a ballsy lady who rocked the fashion world and stood defiantly for what was right".He signed off "Love Paul x" as he remembered the star in a tribute posted to his 4.2 million online followers.Vivienne's death was announced on December 29 via her official Twitter account, reassuring followers that she "died peacefully and surrounded by her family in Clapham, South London".The tweet added: "The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for the better.”She had been regarded among many as the first person in the UK to bring her brand of provocative punk style to the world of high fashion - a combination which was unheard of at the time she first arrived on the scene.Vivienne and her lover Malcolm McLaren's London shop, Sex, became well-known around the world, while her attitude that "sex is fashion" gave birth to a series of now iconic bondage outfits synonymous with their names.Paul wasn't the only celebrity to make it clear how much of an impact the punk-aligning fashion icon had on their lives.Other tributes were led by the likes of Boy George, whom she once dressed, Chrissie Hynde and Naomi Campbell to name just a few.Cyndi Lauper wrote: "So sorry to hear that we lost @viviennewestwood today.She was a fashion icon, who not only created punk fashion but punk couture."She added of the longevity of Vivienne's ideas: "You can still see her.