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FASHION'S GREATEST ICONS
Mary Quant OBE FCSD (born 11 February 1934) is a British fashion designer and British fashion
icon, who was instrumental in the mod fashion movement.[1] She was one of the designers who took
credit for inventing the miniskirt and hot pants. Born in Blackheath, London, to Welsh parents, Quant
brought fun and fantasy to fashion in the 1960s. As creator of the mini skirt and hot pants, she
showed a generation how to dress to please themselves. Her instant success made traditionally
cautious designers change their attitudes and make their designs appeal to the newly important
youth market.
Ernstine Carter, one of the most authoritative and influential fashion writers of the twentieth century,
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'. The 1960s were the right time for
Quant. The decade was characterized by the rise of youth culture in Britain. Young people of all
classes had independence, employment and disposable incomes. Style and image were everything,
visible on television, purchasable in shops, available to all. Glamour was no longer an elusive quality
epitomized by heroes and heroines on the cinema screen: 1960s' role models were pop singers,
models, sporting figures, television stars. If the 1960s was the right time, 'Swinging London' was the
right place. Pop culture influenced what people wore as well as what they listened to.
Quant was not afraid of novelty and experimentation. Some of her most popular designs were
sweater dresses with plastic collars, balloon-style dresses, and knickerbockers and stretch
stockings in all colours and patterns. Other typical designs included knee-length white plastic lace-up
boots, tight sweaters in bold striped or check patterns and plastic raincoats. These clothes became
part of the 'London Look' and 'Mary Quant' became synonymous with trendiness: and famous for her
work on pop art in fashion.
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