The Mini Skirt is an icon!
03-05-2006
London designer Mary Quant began as an amateur and was one of the many designers who claimed to be the creator of the mini-skirt. She had an art-school background and had been designing and manufacturing her own clothes since the late 50’s.
Despite having no formal training in business she opened her own design house and retail boutique and introduced the ‘mod’ era and the ‘Chelsea Look.’. She designed such popular items of 1960’s fashion as knee-high, white, patent plastic, lace up boots, and tight, skinny rib sweaters in stripes and bold checks.
Quant’s fashion shows and window displays were events or ‘happenings.’ She produced original clothing, that was sold in affordable boutiques, for a new youth-orientated market.
According to a two year survey inviting people to nominate the things they cherish most the mini skirt has been ranked 8th. Some 300,000 people have voted so far and nominations have ranged from Wallace and Gromit and Dr Who and of course the other “best of British” icons such as The Doomsday Book, Brick Lane, Cricket and Big Ben.
