Dame Barbara Mary Quant was a British fashion designer and icon. She became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements, and played a prominent role in London's Sw
Quant in 1966
Mary Quant dress chosen as the Dress of the Year in 1963
Jersey minidress by Mary Quant, late 1960s
Mary Quant minidress at a 1969 fashion show in the Netherlands
A miniskirt is a skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level, normally no longer than 10 cm below the buttocks; and a dress with such a hemline is called a minidress or a
Mary Quant
…Mod and youth fashion movements, and played a prominent role in London's Swinging Sixties culture. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants. Ernestine Carter wrote: "It is given to a fortunate few to be born at the right time, in the right place, with the right talents. In…
Miniskirt worn by Patsy Kensit
Female members of modern Erzyan folk band Oyme wearing costumes similar to ones described by Melnikov-Pechersky
July 1948 Planet Comics cover featuring a combination of metallic-color miniskirt and boots