The British fashion designer died peacefully at her home in Surrey.
Fashion designer Dame Mary Quant, who was widely credited with popularising the mini skirt, has died at the age of 93, her family said.designer died peacefully at her home in Surrey on Thursday morning, a statement from her family to the PA news agency said.
“Dame Mary, aged 93, was one of the most internationally recognised fashion designers of the 20th century and an outstanding innovator of the Swinging Sixties.”Born in south-east London on February 11 1930, Dame Mary was the daughter of two Welsh school teachers.at Goldsmith’s College, where she met her husband Alexander Plunket Greene, who later helped establish her brand, he died in 1990. The designer is survived by her son Orlando, three grandchildren and her brother Tony Quant.
A V&A exhibition documenting the first 20 years of her career from 1955 to 1975 had had runs in London and in galleries across theAmong her collection, she is arguably best known for conceiving the mini skirt and hot pants as well as helping to develop the mod style in the 1960s.
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