| Much like her punk counterpart Vivienne Westwood | | | | pants in the summer, whilst keeping skinny rib polo |
| who sold her clothes in her husbands shop, Mary | | | | neck sweaters, knee high PVC boots and woollen |
| Quant opened a clothing shop named 'Bazaar' with | | | | pinafore dresses for the winter time. |
| her husband and an accountant in one of London's | | | | Although there is no way of proving the patent, |
| busiest and most fashionable shopping areas, King's | | | | Mary Quant's name is one which is most synonymous |
| Road. | | | | with the invention of the mini skirt (although there |
| Bazaar was opened in 1955 when Mary was just 21 | | | | are many of other designers who claim the same |
| years old, but soon she became fed up of the range | | | | thing).Such short skirts worn in public were quite |
| of clothes available to order in and decided that | | | | revolutionary and certainly quite risque at the time |
| designing her own clothes to sell in the shop was the | | | | but they soon become incredibly popular, especially |
| only way to move forward. Within 10 years Bazaar | | | | when worn with patterned tights and knee high |
| was filled with her own personal designs and Quant | | | | boots. |
| was forced to hire more machinists to keep up with | | | | Now Mary Quant is in her mid-seventies, her clothing |
| the demands. | | | | has gone international and she has boutiques in Paris, |
| Somewhat unknowingly, Mary, her husband and the | | | | Tokyo and New York as well as London. Since the |
| accountant friend whom had joined them in opening | | | | days when Mary was responsible for bringing Britain |
| Bazaar had created a fresh and revolutionary new | | | | out of that boring, conventional clothing style she has |
| fashion style which would be later known as the | | | | been awarded an OBE and is registered as a Fellow |
| 'Chelsea Look'. | | | | of the Chartered Society of Designers (FCSD). |
| Just as Mary Quant had wished, soon the young | | | | The contemporary fashion world looks back on Mary |
| people of the UK were wearing interchangeable and | | | | Quant's work and strongly appreciates her work |
| somewhat unisex garments that were spruced up | | | | which created that iconic look of the 60's. |
| with white plastic collared dresses, mini skirts and hot | | | | |