Mary Quant
Mary Quant
Dame Barbara Mary Quant, Mrs Plunket Greene, DBE, FCSD, RDIis a Welsh fashion designer and British fashion icon...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth11 February 1934
became bit faded muddled power running sort
The whole 1960s thing was a ten-year running party, which was lovely. It started at the end of the 1950s and sort of faded a bit when it became muddled with flower power. It was marvelous.
appeared unlike
One day, a new fabric appeared on the scene. PVC was shiny, waterproof, and unlike anything I'd ever seen before.
allowed clothes created freedom last moved people precious reason retain saw worked
I saw no reason why childhood shouldn't last forever. So I created clothes that worked and moved and allowed people to run, to jump, to leap, to retain their precious freedom.
I think to myself, 'You lucky woman - how did you have all this fun?'
countries
I still like the King's Road. It is very alive; it is a hustle of things from different countries and so on. It is lovely.
liked masculine prince wales worn
I liked masculine fabrics: Prince of Wales checks, city pinstripes, and flannels - worn with black tights, flattish shoes.
diet
I have been on a diet since 1962.
pan peter school
I dressed like Leslie Caron as a teenager: soft school pleats, Peter Pan collars.
hard staying work
I didn't get fat even when I was pregnant. You have to work very hard at staying slim, and it's a bore. But it's worth it.
work
I can't imagine not working, really. I just think work's more fun than fun.
age
I always designed clothes from a very young age because I didn't like the way they were. They were paralyzing; they were stilted.
adviser design
For one thing, I am still working as an adviser on fashion, design and colour and stuff.
eating la outdoors particular passion
Eating outdoors is a particular passion - that is, eating trestle-table a la nicoise.
Coco Chanel hated me. I can understand why.