British designer Mary Quant, who revolutionized fashion by popularizing the miniskirt, died Thursday at the age of 93. Mary Quant, figure of the “Swinging Sixties”, died “peacefully” at her home in Surrey, in the south of England, announced her family. She was “one of the best-known designers of the 20th century and an exceptional innovator”, greeted those close to her.
Born on February 11, 1930 in London, she opened her first store, “Bazaar”, in 1955 in the then booming Chelsea district. This clothing and accessories store quickly became a meeting place for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. We also met Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn. Her style was very recognizable, with her famous brown bangs sculpted by Vidal Sassoon.
Mary Quant was best known for creating dresses and short skirts, with simple lines and bright colors. But women also owe him shorts (“hot-pants”), plastic raincoats, “paint box” make-up and waterproof mascara. “My clothes happened to fit exactly with teenage fashion, with pop, espresso bars and jazz clubs,” she commented in Quant by Quanthis first autobiography published in 1965.