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It i s gi ven to a for tunate few to b e born a t t he right t ime,in the right place, with the right t alents.

In recent fashion there are three: Chanel, Dior and Mary Quant


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BiographyMary Quant was born February 11, 1934 inBleackheath,London,to Welsh parents.he is a British !ashion desi"ner and British!ashion icon, who was instru#ental in the #od!ashion #o$e#ent.

he was one o! the desi"ners who took credit!or in$entin" the #iniskirt and hot pants. MaryQuant brou"ht !un and !antasy to !ashion inthe 19%&s.

's creator o! the #ini skirt and hot pants, sheshowed a "eneration how to dress to please the#sel$es. (er instantsuccess #ade traditionally cautious desi"ners chan"e their attitudesand #ake their desi"ns appeal to the newly i#portant youth #arket.

)he decade was characteri*ed by the rise o! youth culture inBritain. +oun" people o! all classes had independence, e#ploy#entand disposable inco#es.

tyle and i#a"e were e$erythin", $isible on tele$ision, purchasable inshops, a$ailable to all.

la#our was no lon"er an elusi$e -uality epito#i*ed by heroes andheroines on the cine#a screen 19%&s/ role #odels were pop sin"ers,#odels, sportin" !i"ures, tele$ision stars.


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0! the 19%&s was the ri"ht ti#e, / win"in" London/ was the ri"htplace. op culture in!luenced what people wore as well as what theylistened to.

he #et her !uture husband and business partner, 'le2anderlunkett reen, at olds#iths. )hey were #arried !ro# 19 5 untilhis death in 199& and had a son, 6rlando.

0n 7o$e#ber 19 , she tea#ed up with lunkett reen and a !or#ersolicitor, 'rchie Mc7air, to open a clothes shop on the 8in"/s oadin London called Ba*aar, where the best sellers were s#all white

plastic collars to bri"hten up a black dress or t shirt and blackstretch stockin"s. 0n 19 5, they opened the second branch o!Ba*aar.

Followin" the positi$e reaction to a pair o! :#ad house py;a#as:desi"ned !or the openin" and dissatis!ied with the $ariety o!clothes a$ailable to her, Quant decided to #ake her own ran"e o!

clothin".0nitially workin" solo, she was soon e#ployin" a hand!ul o!#achinists and by 19%% she was workin" with ei"hteen#anu!acturers concurrently.


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The famous minkirts had been "ettin" shorter sinceabout 19 < = a de$elop#ent MaryQuant considered to be practical andliberatin", allowin" wo#en the ability torun !or a bus. )he #iniskirt, which sheis ar"uably #ost !a#ous !or, beca#e

one o! the de!inin" !ashions o! the19%&s. )he #iniskirt was de$elopedseparately by 'ndr> ?ourr>"es and@ohn Bates and there is disa"ree#ent

as to who ca#e up with the idea !irst.

Like #ost !ashion, the short and e$er shorter skirt was e$ol$in"

already a#on" indi$idual !ashion #inded youn" wo#en )he desi"nerswho adapted it ;ust helped spread the style and, in Quant/s case,"a$e it a na#e.Quant said :0t was the "irls on the 8in"/s oad who in$ented the#ini. 0 was #akin" easy, youth!ul, si#ple clothes, in which you could#o$e, in which you could run and ;u#p and we would #ake the# thelen"th the custo#er wanted. 0 wore the# $ery short and the

custo#ers would say, / horter, shorter./: Quant na#ed the#iniskirt a!ter her !a$orite #ake o! car, the Mini. he lo$ed the carso #uch, she had one desi"ned especially !or her.

6! all Mary/s desi"ns, the #ini skirt is by !ar the #ost widelyreco"ni*ed and the one !or which she is still !a#ed. 'lthou"h 'ndrA?ourr>"es had #odelled abo$e the knee couture desi"ns in the early19%&s, Mary/s desi"ns were re$olutionary it was suddenlyacceptable and e$en #andatory to show a lot o! le" such was thepower o! a!!ordable !ashion.


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0n addition to the #iniskirt, Mary Quant is o!ten credited within$entin" the coloured and patterned ti"hts that tended toacco#pany the "ar#ent, althou"h these are also attributed to?ristobal Balencia"a or @ohn Bates.

Hot pants

0n the late 19%&s, Quant popularised hot pants, beco#in" a British!ashion icon.


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The mini...car0n 19


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ary as make-up Mary Quant has been at the !ore!ront o! the !ashion and cos#eticsworlds !or #ore than 3& years. 'lthou"h she is probably bestre#e#bered !or her contributions to the #od look, Quant/s cos#eticsha$e stood the test o! ti#e and are !eatured re"ularly on the pa"es o!wo#en/s #a"a*ines, includin" Ho"ue,Ille, and Marie ?laire.

Quant brou"ht out a ran"e o! "reatand a!!ordable cos#etics in up to the#inute !or#ulations with inno$ati$echeek contour shaders andhi"hli"hters.

he encoura"ed users to use #ake up brushes to apply eyeliner andblusher to achie$e the hollow cheek, wide eyed look o! the #odel )wi""y.0t really was the best #ake up to use then i! you wanted to "et the look

;ust so, as it contained in!or#ation lea!lets with dia"ra#s o! positions!or the blush shadin" and hi"hli"htin" which was all $ery new at the ti#eto ordinary #ortals.

Many o! the ite#s she desi"ned bore the Quant daisy lo"o. Hidal assoon "a$e Quant a new e-ually !ashionable haircut that de!ined one particular%&/s look and spawned #any $ariations.

)he Mary Quant license is held by Mary Quant ?os#etics @apan Ltd whoha$e o$er G&& stores in @apan sellin" cos#etics ru#oured to "eneratearound J9 # a year. London has ;ust one store. ee#s like there/s a opportunity "oin" be""in".
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What ary thinks aK Make up has the power to put you in the #ood !or whater$erlies ahead.0t can #ake you #ore the you want to be and help you !eel #ore at easeor pleased with yoursel! be!ore launchin" into the !racas or !un to co#e.0! you are happy with your #ake up, you can !or"et about it and si#ply"et on with li!e and the pleasure o! bein" +6E.

0 ha$e always been !ascinated by the e!!ect o! #ake up and color on the!ace.We are o!ten a!raid o! chan"in" our lipstick or eye shadow color, but todo so is a way o! !ollowin" !ashion asit e$ol$es.o#eti#es a new approach cancreate the #ost success!ul resultsand this book will help you to chooseand #i2 color palettes with ease and

that/s the reason why 0 lo$ee2peri#entin" with colors.

tyle in #akeup is so#ethin" toe2plore.)ry not to see your #akeupas a !or# o! ca#ou!la"e instead,use it as a way to brin" out the best in

your !ace and e$en as a way o! showin" another side o! yourpersonality,possibly one you ne$er knew you had.K


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"A fashionable wears cl othes; t he clothes don't wear her."

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