Mary Quant’s designs were all about making clothes fun ... She loved developing childlike touches in her collections, though in such a way that innocence was turned on its head - often with ...

Her clothes were not cheap but their design reflected the rise of youth culture and the desire for unfussy, easy-to-wear garments. Mary Quant is often said to have invented the mini-skirt ...

Quant, who die in April 2023, was born in London to Welsh parents in 1930, Dame Mary grew up in an age of austerity – but her designs were an antidote to this, championing fun, frivolity and ...

But it was her miniskirt designs that would catapult ... of wartime austerity When Mary Quant was designing miniskirts, she was also looking to leave behind the depressing years of both history ...

In 1966 Quant was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her outstanding ... Dior, and Mary Quant.” British fashion designer Dame Barbara Mary Quant was certainly a ...

Fashion designer Dame Mary Quant has died aged 93, her family has announced. Dame Mary was credited with popularising the miniskirts that helped define the Swinging '60s. Her family said she was ...

Alexandra Shulman, former editor-in-chief of British Vogue, wrote on Twitter: “RIP Dame Mary Quant. A leader of ... to a hat-maker before trying her own designs. With the help of her wealthy ...

The iconic designer Mary Quant ... According to a statement from Quant’s family, she “passed away peacefully at her home in Surrey”. It continued: “Dame Mary, aged 93, was one of the ...