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Mary Quant obituary: pioneering designer who created the 1960s look

If The Beatles wrote the soundtrack for the legend of Swinging Sixties London, then Mary Quant created the look, said Jess Cartner-Morley in The Guardian. One of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century, Quant, who has died aged 93, is most closely associated with the miniskirt.

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Best spring dresses under £150 — from spring knits to boho chic

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OPINION - Mary Quant was a genius who brought fashion to the people like no one else

If the Sixties in London had a local habitation and a name, it was the King’s Road. And on the King’s Road there was nowhere that expressed the spirit of the age more than the Mary Quant boutique. It was she who gave women what they wanted to wear, and…

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A good teacher is worth their weight in gold. A decent wage, meanwhile, is vital for recruitment and retention. Yet pay has been falling. Salaries for more experienced teachers in England have dropped by 13 per cent in real terms since 2010, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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Mary Quant's husband, children and net worth - everything to know about the late designer's family life

As the fashion world mourns the death of Dame Mary Quant, we share the details of the late star's family life.

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How Mary Quant's mini skirt liberated women

Harriet Hall charts the impact of the late designer’s contribution to women’s liberation through fashion — and says her legacy runs so much farther than a high hemline

Evening Standard

Dame Mary Quant 'freed the female leg' with her miniskirts and defined 60s fashion

Iconic 60s figures like Pattie Boyd and Twiggy have come out to pay respects to the woman who painted the era in bold colours.

ABC News

Mary Quant, fashion mastermind of Swinging ‘60s style, dies at 93

Chicago Sun-Times

Death of Mary Quant means farewell to a fashion rebel who sparked cultural revolution

Sniffing a youthful urgency in the cannabis-swirled air of a nearly swinging London, Mary popularised rule-breaking, ready-to-wear fashions that would help it on its way

Daily Mirror

Esme Young and Twiggy remember ‘trailblazer’ Dame Mary Quant

The fashion stalwart was widely credited with popularising the mini skirt.

The Independent UK

Dame Mary Quant obituary

Designer who revolutionised British fashion in the 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Dame Mary Quant was a ‘modern influencer before her time’, curator says

Jenny Lister curated the V&A’s blockbuster exhibition dedicated to the late designer.

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The Guardian - UK

Equal parts practical and daring: how Mary Quant created look for a new way of living

Swinging 60s icon brought a sense of female liberty to her designs

WEKU

Mary Quant, fashion designer who styled the Swinging Sixties, dies at 93

Quant made playful clothes for young modern women they could wear to work and "run to the bus in." Her London shop was an epicenter of youth culture that popularized hot pants and miniskirts.

The Independent UK

Mini but mighty: How Mary Quant raised hell (and hem) by inventing the mini skirt

The pioneering designer’s bold look caused a frenzy, not just in Britain but around the world

Evening Standard

Fashion designer Dame Mary Quant dies age 93

A leader of fashion and female entrepreneurship, the ‘Mother of the Mini’s legacy will live on

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The Independent UK

‘I had a hell of a good time’: Dame Mary Quant in quotes

‘Mother of the mini skirt’ has died aged 93

Reuters

Swinging Sixties fashion designer Mary Quant dies aged 93

Fashion designer Mary Quant, often credited with popularising the miniskirt that helped define Britain's "Swinging Sixties" era, has died aged 93.

The Independent UK

Dame Mary Quant: Quotes from her pioneering career in fashion

The designer has died at the age of 93.

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British miniskirt pioneer Dame Mary Quant dies, aged 93

British fashion designer Mary Quant, who was widely credited with popularising the miniskirt, has died at the age of 93.

The National (Scotland)

Fashion designer Dame Mary Quant dies aged 93

The fashion stalwart was widely credited with popularising the mini skirt.

The Independent UK

Mary Quant: Mother of the miniskirt

The scandalous hemlines of the British designer, who has died at the age of 93, helped turn the Sixties into a bold and vibrant era of fashion, writes Linda Watson.

Woman & Home

Legendary fashion designer Mary Quant dies aged 93

Death of the British fashion designer Mary Quant, who's credited with inventing the mini skirt, announced

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