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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 ...
Apr 13, 2023 · Barbara Mary Quant was born on Feb. 11, 1930, in Blackheath, southeast London. Her parents, John and Mildred (Jones) Quant, were Welsh teachers who came from mining families and were determined ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Mary Quant (born February 11, 1930, London, England—died April 13, 2023, Surrey, England) was an English fashion designer of youth-oriented fashions, responsible in the 1960s for the “Chelsea look” of England and the widespread popularity of the miniskirt and “hot pants.”. Quant attended Goldsmith’s College of Art, London, and spent ...
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Apr 13, 2023 · Mary Quant dies at 93 — the fashion designer styled the Swinging Sixties Quant made playful clothes for young modern women they could wear to work and "run to the bus in." Her London shop was an ...
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Apr 13, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Mary Quant, the British fashion icon who popularized miniskirts and created the “Chelsea look” in the 1960s. Discover her art school background, her retail boutique Bazaar, her awards, and her legacy.
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Apr 13, 2023 · Model Twiggy Lawson has led the tributes to designer Dame Mary Quant, who has died aged 93. The fashion legend passed away "peacefully at home in Surrey", her family announced on Thursday. Dame ...
Apr 13, 2023 · Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died at 93.
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