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1. 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 ...
Mary Quant popularized the mini skirt, and Jackie Kennedy introduced the pillbox hat; [1] both became extremely popular. False eyelashes were worn by women throughout the 1960s. Hairstyles were a variety of lengths and styles. [2] Psychedelic prints, neon colors, and mismatched patterns were in style. [3]
Daisy was released in the UK in 1973, with the tag line "Mary Quant makes Daisy the best dressed doll in the world". Her name was a reference to Mary Quant's logo , a daisy flower . The doll was manufactured in the 1970s in Hong Kong by Model Toys Ltd, in connection with Flair Toys Ltd. Flair Toys Ltd went out of business in 1980, but Daisy ...
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. Her family said Quant died ...
The pioneering designer’s bold look caused a frenzy, not just in Britain but around the world
April 13, 2023 at 10:55 AM. Mary Quant in Stockholm, Sweden 1968 (Alamy/PA) Dame Mary Quant, who has died aged 93, was credited with making fashion accessible to the masses with her sleek ...
Youthquake was a 1960s cultural movement. The term was coined by Vogue magazine 's editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland in 1965. Youthquake involved music and pop culture, and it changed the landscape of the fashion industry. The movement is characterized by looking to youth culture for a source of inspiration, taking dominance away from the English ...
Courrèges. André Courrèges (French: [andʁe kuʁɛʒ]; 9 March 1923 – 7 January 2016) was a French fashion designer. He was particularly known for his streamlined 1960s designs influenced by modernism and futurism, exploiting modern technology and new fabrics. Courrèges defined the go-go boot and along with Mary Quant, is one of the ...