Remembering Mary Quant: British Fashion Revolutionary Dies at 93.
Mary Quant, the British designer who popularized the miniskirt and helped dress Swinging Sixties London, died at the age of 93. She created youthful, colorful clothes that epitomized an age of joyous liberation, subverted traditional gender norms, and promoted a more modern, androgynous look. Her designs spurred a youth movement in fashion and wiped out British postwar drabness. She also became a fashion icon in her own right, known for her signature short skirts and distinctive bob haircut.