Dame Mary Quant
(1930-2023), Fashion designerSitter in 26 portraits
Fashion designer. Born in London, Quant studied illustration at Goldsmiths College before taking a job as an apprentice milliner. She began to work in fashion design in 1955 with the opening of her first boutique, Bazaar, on King's Road, co-founded with her future husband Alexander Plunket Greene and their friend Archie McNair. The prices were low and instigated a new era in style, one in which fashion was for everyone. Quant became known for her geometric and vibrant designs, especially for popularising the miniskirt, which became synonymous with 'Swinging London'. In 1966, Quant was awarded an OBE for services to the fashion industry.
Dame Mary Quant; Alexander Plunket Greene
by Mayotte Magnus
colour print on card mount, June 1977
NPG x18653
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 25 November 1982
NPG x29716
by Gered Mankowitz
chromogenic print, September 1986
NPG x137444
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