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In the 1960s, the skirt had a new look once again, when British designer Dame Quant launched the ‘mini’ (named after her car, a Mini Cooper) – a skirt that sat six inches above the knee.
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Mary Quant, Miniskirt Pioneer, Had Maxi Talent Gallery view of mini skirts from the Mary Quant exhibition.(Photo courtesy of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ) ...
The fashion designer Mary Quant has died, her family have said. She was 93 and well-known as a pioneer of the mini-skirt and hot pants. The Victoria & Albert Museum website says there is "no ...
By 1963, the Quant label had gone mass market as the Ginger Group. It stocked 2,000 stores in the US and Quant began commuting monthly to New York. In 1966, she created her own line of make-up.
The great Mary Quant, who died this week at the age of 93, wrote these inspirational words in her autobiography Quant by Quant: “The Look isn’t just the garments you wear. It’s the way you put your ...
Dame Mary Quant pioneered some of the most iconic parts of 1960s British fashion. From the mini-skirt to tights, Quant, while perhaps not inventing them, certainly shot the styles into the mainstream.
Also, Mary and Antony sat on the Council of Industrial Design in London and were firm friends.” Of all the Mary Quant descriptors it is ‘fun’ that ranks highly.
British fashion designer Mary Quant, who popularized the miniskirt and is widely credited with creating the iconic 1960s fashion item, died Thursday, her family announced. She was 93.
Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized Swinging London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died, her family said. She was 93.