Vivienne Westwood on Scottish Independence at London Fashion Week: 'I Hate England'

British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has openly declared her 'Yes' vote for Scottish Independence at her London Fashion Week show.

Speaking backstage at her London Fashion Week show, Westwood said:

"If you stay with England the things will get worse and worse and worse. We are in a spiral of poverty where profits are siphoned off into monopolies and into big banks. And so the poor get poorer and poorer, and it's got to get worse, it can't get better that's for sure.

""If you are worried, well, I just say take a chance. The future could be just amazing and Scotland could be very important as an influence to the world. We just lick the shoes of everybody who is American and just do what they say. They're destroying everything and so are we. I hate England."

In keeping with the political momentum that has gripped both United Kingdom and Scotland, Westwood branded herself and all of her catwalk models with a 'Yes' badge to further signify her political stance.

If you missed yesterday's #RedLabelSS15 show, see the full collection and watch the video now. http://t.co/J7NqmjbDDz pic.twitter.com/lF9eYf0wPr

— Vivienne Westwood (@FollowWestwood) September 15, 2014

Want to see the first ten looks of our #RedLabelSS15 #LFW show? Head over to our Facebook now. http://t.co/YQMMv5JPDi pic.twitter.com/iUAX8jCQqq — Vivienne Westwood (@FollowWestwood) September 14, 2014

"I like Scotland because somehow I think they are better than we are. They are more democratic. It's wonderful that they want to separate. This is the problem with democracy. We are ruled by the tyranny of the majority, and I'm afraid they're scared and stupid, the ones that vote no. They don't have any perspective," said Westwood.

Westwood later used her official Twitter account for further clarification after her comments went viral on social media.

Vivienne would like to elaborate on her Scottish independence comments so they can be put in their correct context. pic.twitter.com/uMTxxQtFK0

— Vivienne Westwood (@FollowWestwood) September 15, 2014

Westwood joins several other big names who are calling for a "Yes" vote for Scottish Independence in the historical referendum that takes place on 18 September.

Scotland! Fed up of being told you're not good enough, that you'll fail, by people who are not good enough and have failed you? Yes, me too. — Alan Cumming (@Alancumming) September 11, 2014

The battered wife analogy of Scotland's place in the Union continues. Your partner's message now you've threatened to leave? "I'll change".

— Frankie Boyle (@frankieboyle) September 11, 2014

Several others have, however, insisted on Scotland remaining a part of the UK.

"if Scottish voters really believe that it's safe to become a country without a currency, they have been badly misled." Paul Krugman#indyref — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 9, 2014