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.
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 16 April 1964
NPG P1968
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 16 April 1964
NPG P1969
by J.S. Lewinski
bromide print, June 1966
NPG P1056
by Bryan Organ
pencil and collage, 1969
NPG 7012
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 24 January 1988
NPG P1909
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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Dame Mary Quant; Alexander Plunket Greene
by Robert Young, for Syndication International Ltd
bromide press print, 27 August 1963
NPG x198240
by Norman Parkinson
bromide fibre print on card mount, 18 October 1963
NPG x30111
by Baron Studios
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 24 October 1964
NPG x125390
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, circa 1965
NPG x194166
by John Adriaan
digital gelatin silver print, 1 April 1966
NPG x133068
by Hugh Routledge
bromide press print, 18 September 1974
NPG x182402
by Central Press
bromide press print, 21 May 1975
NPG x182403
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