Another week another icon. This week it is the turn of 60's goddess Mary Quant.
Now this lady was making clothes in the 50's but is distinctly remembered for her work in the 60's. It is to her that we look to for the 'mod' fashions and the original Chelsea look not what we see on that show 'Made in Chelsea'. She had stores on the Kings Road and later in Knightsbridge. Some of her best sellers included white plastic collars used to modernise old dresses and black stretch leggings and as I love leggings I want to personally thank you Mary for making them fashionable!
Think of the 60's, think of Mary with her knee high, patent plastic, lace up boots, tight skinny rib jumpers, stripes and bold checksthese things went on torepresent the London look of the sixties. It is to her we also lookat for the invention of the micro-mini skirt. According to her girls would come into the shop and keep asking the miniskirts to be shorter and shorter so she came up with the micro-mini skirt.
A personal favourite that she designed was the bright plastic raincoats. Gotta love something like that to brighten up a rainy day!
In the late sixties she brought out and popularised hot pants so another thing most girls need to thank this weeks icon for. Twiggy also found fame with this designer.
She also received an OBE for her contribution to fashion, well deserved I think.
There really is just something about Mary!
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