Dame Mary Quant | |
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![]() Quant in 1966 | |
Born | Barbara Mary Quant 11 February 1930 Woolwich, London, England |
Died | 13 April 2023 Surrey, England | (aged 93)
Other names | Barbara Mary Plunket Greene[1] |
Education | Goldsmiths College |
Label | Mary Quant |
Spouse |
Alexander Plunket Greene
(m. 1957; died 1990) |
Children | 1 |
Dame Barbara Mary Quant DBE CH FCSD RDI (11 February 1930 – 13 April 2023) was a British fashion designer and icon.[2][3] She became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements, and played a prominent role in London's Swinging Sixties culture.[2][4][5] She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants.[6][7] Ernestine Carter[8] 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."[9]
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