Mary Quant
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| + | "Fashion was stimulated enormously by the arrival of '[[the Pill]]'– the atomic bomb of human relationships, and possible saviour of the planet."--''[[Mary Quant: My Autobiography]]'' (2012) by Mary Quant | ||
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| + | "The [[King's Road]] acquired the role of a runway for bands, underground theatrical productions (''[[Look Back in Anger]]'', ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'') and fashion designers like [[Mary Quant]], [[Vivienne Westwood]] and [[Ossie Clark]]."--''[[Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces: The Architecture of Seduction]]'' (2007) by David Vernet, Leontine de Wit | ||
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| + | "There are amusing parallels between Mary Quant's [[Bazaar]] and her partner's promotion of [[Chas McDevitt]]'s Skiffle Group, and [[Vivienne Westwood]]'s [[Seditionaires]] (aka SEX, and Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die) and [[Malcolm McLaren|her partner]]'s promotion of the Sex Pistols."--''[[London Calling: A Countercultural History of London since 1945]]'' (2010) by Barry Miles | ||
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| '''Mary Quant''' (1930 – 2023) was a [[British fashion designer]] and [[fashion icon]]. She became an instrumental figure in the [[Swinging Sixties]] London-based [[Mod]] and [[youth fashion]] movements. She was one of the designers who took credit for the [[miniskirt]] and [[hotpants]]. | '''Mary Quant''' (1930 – 2023) was a [[British fashion designer]] and [[fashion icon]]. She became an instrumental figure in the [[Swinging Sixties]] London-based [[Mod]] and [[youth fashion]] movements. She was one of the designers who took credit for the [[miniskirt]] and [[hotpants]]. | ||
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| In 1966, Quant was named one of the "fashion revolutionaries" in New York by [[Women's Wear Daily]], alongside [[Edie Sedgwick]], [[Tiger Morse]], [[Pierre Cardin]], [[Paco Rabanne]], [[Rudi Gernreich]], [[André Courrèges]], [[Emanuel Ungaro]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]], and [[Baby Jane Holzer]]. | In 1966, Quant was named one of the "fashion revolutionaries" in New York by [[Women's Wear Daily]], alongside [[Edie Sedgwick]], [[Tiger Morse]], [[Pierre Cardin]], [[Paco Rabanne]], [[Rudi Gernreich]], [[André Courrèges]], [[Emanuel Ungaro]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]], and [[Baby Jane Holzer]]. | ||
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"Fashion was stimulated enormously by the arrival of 'the Pill'– the atomic bomb of human relationships, and possible saviour of the planet."--Mary Quant: My Autobiography (2012) by Mary Quant "The King's Road acquired the role of a runway for bands, underground theatrical productions (Look Back in Anger, The Rocky Horror Show) and fashion designers like Mary Quant, Vivienne Westwood and Ossie Clark."--Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces: The Architecture of Seduction (2007) by David Vernet, Leontine de Wit "There are amusing parallels between Mary Quant's Bazaar and her partner's promotion of Chas McDevitt's Skiffle Group, and Vivienne Westwood's Seditionaires (aka SEX, and Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die) and her partner's promotion of the Sex Pistols."--London Calling: A Countercultural History of London since 1945 (2010) by Barry Miles |
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Mary Quant (1930 – 2023) was a British fashion designer and fashion icon. She became an instrumental figure in the Swinging Sixties London-based Mod and youth fashion movements. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants.
In 1966, Quant was named one of the "fashion revolutionaries" in New York by Women's Wear Daily, alongside Edie Sedgwick, Tiger Morse, Pierre Cardin, Paco Rabanne, Rudi Gernreich, André Courrèges, Emanuel Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent, and Baby Jane Holzer.
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