Transcript Mary Quant The 1960`s

Mary Quant
The 1960’s
By: Brianna Sandoval
News of the 1960’s
 drug use becomes inextricably associated with
the counter-culture
Hippies created a new liberated stance for society
The Vietnam war in the U.S.
President Kennedy shot and killed by sniper
The Space Race
anti-Vietnam War riot outside the American
embassy in London in 1968
The Prevailing fashion of the 1960’s
• Pinafore dresses and knit fabrics
• the acceptance of trousers for women
• Man made yarns and innovative materials help
contour styles.
• death of stockings and introduction of pantyhose
• Many clothes abandoned collars
• Day clothes remained simple and colorful
• short boyish haircuts for women
Garments… Prevailing fashions cont.
Mary Quant in History
 1966 - Quant received her OBE for her
contribution to the fashion industry.
 Convinced everyone that fashion
needed to be affordable and accessible to
the young
Began a fashion revolution
her business included everything from
carpet to swimsuits to toys
changed the look of women worldwide
"There was a time when
clothes were a sure sign of
a woman's social position
and income group… Not
now.”
Mary Quant: A Fashion Influence
o was one of the first to tap into street fashion.
o responsible for hot pants, the Lolita look, the
slip dress, PVC raincoats, smoky eyes and
sleek bob haircuts.
o didn’t invent the mini-skirt but made it a
worldwide sensation.
o Many have said she was the inspiration for
the swinging 60’s.
References

http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/coursework/bafpmm/0405/bafpmm
/m.noda/mary-quant.html
 Mary Quant, Quant by Quant, Pan Books, 1967
 http://www.loti.com/sixties_fashion/Mary_Quant_sixties_fashion.h
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s