Dame Mary Quant: Ace British Fashion Designer Dies Aged 93

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Ace British fashion designer Mary Quant who revolutionized the mini skirt and hot pants died aged 93. Her family released a statement stating, "Dame Mary Quant died peacefully at home in Surrey, UK, this morning.

Dame Mary, aged 93, was one of the most internationally recognized fashion designers of the 20th century and an outstanding innovator of the Swinging Sixties. Mary Quant opened her first store Bazaar on Kings Road in 1955 and her design expertise allowed for giving a major contribution to British fashion."

Keep reading to know more about Mary Quant and visionary fashion aesthetics: Quant was born in Blackheath, London, on 11 February 1930 and studied illustration at Goldsmiths. She was a self-taught designer who found inspiration from the "Chelsea Set" which included artists, film people and socialites who planned to explore new ways of dressing. Quant along with her friend Plunker Greene and photographer Archie McNair, started a boutique called Bazaar. The store offered ensembles for young people and received a good response.

Mary ensured to provide something unique, inventive, and flamboyant through her designs and found her influence in creative folks like musicians, Mod subculture, and Beatnik street chic. She wanted to add a relaxed touch to her clothes and made sure to design silhouettes accordingly.

She gained popularity as one the most iconic fashion designers of the 1960s and her clothes became popular for their high hemline and attractive structures. The same included her most iconic ensemble, the mini skirt, which is invented by her. The ace designer considered short skirts to be a practical and stylish outfit for women. The miniskirts became the ace designer's trademark!

She once stated that: "The pockets make the dress" and ensured to add them in her outfits, which added to modernity and revolution from past styles.

Ms Quant was also the first designer to introduce PVC in her ensembles and crafted "wet look" clothes. In 1966, she was called the "fashion revolutionaries" in New York by Women's Wear Daily, alongside Yves Saint Laurent, Paco Rabanne, Pierre Cardin, and Baby Jane Holzer.

She went on to create high-quality streetwear and jewellery in the 70s. She also coordinated in the interior design domain where she designed area rugs, carpets, wallpaper, and skincare products. The dame also published books where she shared ideas about cosmetics.

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