British fashion designer Mary Quant, the style queen of Britain's Swinging '60s who popularized the miniskirt, died on Thursday at age 93, her family said.
Quant was not just a"leader of fashion but also in female entrepreneurship, a visionary who was much more than a great haircut," she said.
Bazaar sold clothes and accessories and its basement restaurant became a meeting point for young people and artists. "City gents in bowler hats beat on our shop window with their umbrellas shouting 'Immoral!' and 'Disgusting!' at the sight of our miniskirts over the tights, but customers poured in to buy," she recalled in her 1966 book"Quant by Quant."
She explored geometric designs, polka dots and contrasting colors, and played with new fabrics, including PVC and stretch fabrics, to achieve a modern and playful look.
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