Her designs were a revolution: the world mourns the loss of designer Mary Quant, who made the mini skirt suitable for the salon in the 1960s.
Mourning for the inventor of the mini skirt: British fashion designer Mary Quant (1930-2023) died at the age of 93. This was announced by her family in a statement. In the 1960s, the British sparked a veritable fashion revolution with her designs. The miniskirt has shaped an entire generation more than almost any other piece of clothing. The short skirt symbolizes the Swinging Sixities, freedom and self-determination.
Mary Quant’s bold fashion career
At just 21 years old, Mary Quant opened her first fashion boutique in London’s trendy Chelsea district. The teacher’s daughter soon realized that she was missing that certain something in the fashion of the time and nobody made the kind of clothes she had in mind. She began to sew herself, modified common patterns and relied on unusual fabrics from London’s luxury department store Harrods. With ever shorter skirt lengths, she made bold fashion statements for the time.
The petite designer with the characteristic helmet hairstyle let the skirt length hike far beyond the critical knee length and designed the first mini collection, named after her favorite car. The piece of fabric struck a chord with an entire generation. Since then, the miniskirt has become an integral part of fashion. Mary Quant will probably also be remembered as its famous inventor.
Source: Stern
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