Westwood was born in Hollingworth, Cheshire,[11][12] on 8 April 1941.[13][14] She grew up in nearby Tintwistle, and was the daughter of Gordon Swire and Dora Swire (née Ball), who had married two years previously, two weeks after the outbreak of the Second World War.[15] At the time of Vivienne's birth, her father was employed as a storekeeper in an aircraft factory; he had previously worked as a greengrocer.[15]
In 1958, her family moved to Harrow, Greater London. Westwood took a jewellery and silversmith course at the University of Westminster, then known as the Harrow Art School,[16] but left after one term, saying: "I didn't know how a working-class girl like me could possibly make a living in the art world".[17] After taking a job in a factory and studying at a teacher-training college, she became a primary-school teacher. During this period, she created her own jewellery, which she sold at a stall on Portobello Road.[14]
In 1962, she met Derek Westwood, an apprentice at the Hoover factory, in Harrow.[18] They married on 21 July 1962; Westwood made her own wedding dress.[18] In 1963, she gave birth to a son, Benjamin.[18]
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