Mary Quant, Pioneer of the Miniskirt, Passes Away at 93

Mary Quant, the British fashion designer who revolutionized fashion and epitomized the style of the Swinging Sixties, died at the age of 93. Known as the mother of the miniskirt, she opened a boutique called Bazaar on London’s King’s Road in 1955, where she filled it with the outfits that she and her bohemian friends were wearing. Her signature play clothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles, and a distinctive bob, epitomized the style of London’s Swinging Sixties.