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Mary Quant's Legacy: From Miniskirts to Female Liberation

Fashion icon Mary Quant, known for introducing miniskirts and hot pants to the world, had planned her funeral more than a decade ago and wanted her ashes scattered in the garden of her Surrey home. She wished for a small, private funeral at a church near her home and suggested her favorite song, Bring Me Sunshine by Morecambe & Wise, would play a part. Quant's legacy is as the girl who made clothes and make-up that brought a touch of fun and color into people's lives.

via Daily Mail|

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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.

via The Washington Post|

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Remembering Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary and Icon.

Mary Quant, the British fashion designer who defined the Swinging Sixties with her iconic designs including the miniskirt and hot pants, has died at the age of 93. Her colorful and unashamedly sexy clothes for a drastically changing world were adored by celebrities and young girls alike. She helped wipe out British postwar drabness and create a bold new way of dressing. Her King’s Road store, Bazaar, turned the street into a fashion mecca for affluent young shoppers. Ms. Quant was not just an early high-profile female fashion designer; she was also a powerful role model for working women.

via The New York Times|

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Remembering Mary Quant: The Fashion Revolutionary Who Defined the Swinging Sixties

Mary Quant, the fashion designer who helped define the Swinging Sixties in London, has died at the age of 93. She was known for popularizing hot pants, miniskirts, and Vidal Sassoon bobs. Quant opened a shop on Kings Road that evolved into a global fashion brand. She also elevated several of the era's top British models and developed a line of makeup. Her influence endures, with recent retrospectives dedicated to her work at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan.

via NPR|

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fashion2 years ago•8 min saved

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.

via The New York Times|

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