Dame Barbara Mary Quant was a British fashion designer and fashion icon.
22 Facts About Mary Quant
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Mary Quant 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.
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Mary Quant was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants.
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Quant was born on 11 February 1930 in Woolwich, London, the daughter of Jack Quant and Mildred Jones.
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Mary Quant had a younger brother, John Antony Quant, with whom she was evacuated to Kent during the Second World War.
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Mary Quant initially sold clothing sourced from wholesalers in her new boutique in the Kings Road named Bazaar.
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Mary Quant's designs revolutionised fashion from the utilitarian wartime standard of the late 1940s to the energy of the 1950s and 1960s' cultural shifts.
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Mary Quant stocked her own original items in an array of colours and patterns, such as colourful tights.
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Mary Quant's impact did not just come from her unique designs; in her boutique she created a special environment, including music, drinks, and long hours that appealed to young adults.
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In 1966, Mary Quant was named one of the "fashion revolutionaries" in New York by Women's Wear Daily, alongside Edie Sedgwick, Tiger Morse, Pierre Cardin, Paco Rabanne, Rudi Gernreich, Andre Courreges, Emanuel Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent and Baby Jane Holzer.
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Mary Quant's berets, featuring her daisy logo, are in her collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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In 1988, Mary Quant designed the interior of the Mini Designer.
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The steering-wheel had Quant's signature daisy and the bonnet badge had "Mary Quant" written over the signature name.
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Mary Quant met her future husband and business partner, Alexander Plunket Greene, grandson of the Irish singer Harry Plunket Greene, in 1953.
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Mary Quant died at home in Surrey on 13 April 2023, aged 93.
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In 1963, Mary Quant was the first winner of the Dress of the Year award.
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Mary Quant arrived at Buckingham Palace to accept the award in a cream wool jersey minidress with blue facings.
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Mary Quant was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to British fashion.
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Mary Quant was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to fashion.
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Mary Quant received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2006.
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In 2009, the miniskirt designed by Mary Quant was selected by the Royal Mail for their "British Design Classics" commemorative postage stamp issue.
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Mary Quant was a fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers, and winner of the Minerva Medal, the society's highest award.