British designer Mary Quant, who revolutionized the fashion world by popularizing the miniskirt in the 1960s, has died at the age of
93
, her family announced.
Mary Quant, a leading figure in the "Swing Sixties,"
died "peacefully" at her home
in Surrey, southern England, her family said.
She was
"one of the best-known designers of the 20th century
and an exceptional innovator," her family noted.
They are shown during a photo call for the first international retrospective of iconic fashion designer Dame Mary Quant.
AFP photo.
Born on February 11, 1930 in London, in 1955 she opened her first store, "Bazaar", in the Chelsea neighborhood, which at that time was in full swing.
This clothing and accessories store quickly became a meeting point for young people and artists, attracting celebrities such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn.
Her style was easily recognizable, with her famous brown bangs, the work of hairdresser Vidal Sassoon.
Mary Quant was known, above all, for
her designs of very short dresses and skirts,
with simple lines and bright colors.
She but she also became famous for the "shorts" ("hot-pants"), the plastic raincoats and colorful makeup.
British fashion designer Mary Quant displays the Order of the British Empire to the waiting press, after Queen Elizabeth II.
AP photo.
"It just so happened that my clothes fit exactly with teenage fashion, with pop, bars [...] and jazz clubs," he commented in "Quant by Quant," his first autobiography, published in 1965.
