- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBarbara Mary Quant
- Mary Quant was born on February 11, 1930 in Blackheath, London, England, UK. She is known for The Haunting (1963), Two for the Road (1967) and Georgy Girl (1966). She was married to Alexander Plunket Greene. She died on April 13, 2023 in Farley Green, Surrey, England, UK.
- SpouseAlexander Plunket Greene(1957 - May 4, 1990) (his death, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsJack QuantMildred Jones
- Iconic "bob cut" hairstyle
- She won the very first Bath Museum of Costume "Dress of the Year" award in 1963.
- She was awarded with the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1966 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to British fashion and founded her cosmetics line the same year.
- Published her autobiography, "Quant By Quant" in 1966.
- In 1955 she, Alexander Plunket Greene, and Archie McNair opened their first Bazaar shop in London on King's Road and in 1961 they opened a second in Knightsbridge.
- First gained fame in the 1960s as the inventor of the mini-skirt.
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