Mary Quant OBE, FCSD, RDI (born 11 February 1934) is a
fashion designer and British fashion icon. She became an instrumental figure in
the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements and a strong supporter
for the beret (and then British manufacturer KANGOL).
She was one of the designers who took credit for the
miniskirt and hot pants, and by promoting these and other fun fashions she
encouraged young people to dress to please themselves and to treat fashion as a
game.
Mary Quant Dress 1966
Ernestine Carter, an authoritative and influential fashion
journalist of the 1950s and '60s, wrote: "It is given to a fortunate few
to be born at the right time, in the right place, with the right talents. In recent
fashion there are three: Chanel, Dior, and Mary Quant."
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