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Asvoff: A documentary on the designer Mary Quant tells the story of female emancipation

Asvoff, the fashion film festival presented by Diane Pernet, has inaugurated its 2024 programme with "Quant", a documentary on the British stylist Mary Quant, one of the most iconic fashion designers of the 60s. By giving women the opportunity to show their legs, Quant embodied, from a sartorial point of view, female liberation. The documentary,...

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Paco Rabanne, Mary Quant and Jane Birkin: The fashion personalities that left us in 2023

Only a few days to go until the end of 2023. Before the year draws to a close and a new chapter begins in 2024, FashionUnited takes a look back at some of the highlights. While 2023 brought its share of good news - brand development, the creation of new labels and collaborations - it was also marked by some sad moments, with the deaths of major...

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Designer Mary Quant dies aged 93

Mary Quant, the British designer often considered to be the creator of the mini skirt, has reportedly passed away at the age of 93. The news was reported by the PA news agency, which cited a statement from Quant’s family saying that she “died peacefully at her home in Surrey, UK this morning”. The statement continued: “Dame Mary was one of the...

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Mary Quant and Boden founder recognised in King Charles’ first New Year’s Honours List

British designer Mary Quant has been revealed as one of the honourees included in King Charles’ first New Year’s Honours List for 2023. The 92-year-old has received the Companion of Honour award, one of the highest accolades on the list, granted to those that have made “a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine, government lasting over...

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Inside the new book "Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution / Terence Conran - Mary Quant"

The book "Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution / Terence Conran - Mary Quant" accompanies an exhibition by the same topic at the London Fashion and Textile Museum. Upheavals of the era took place at the time, but in contrast to the reactionary political course of the British today, the atmosphere was forward-looking and optimistic. The...

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Mary Quant: queen of the mini-skirt

Mary Quant, the subject of a major retrospective opening at London's Victoria & Albert Museum this week, was the fashion queen of Britain's Swinging Sixties. The 85-year-old has gone down in history for popularising the mini-skirt and for making women's clothes fun and affordable. Whether she actually invented the iconic fashion item has been...