Interactive: Skirt & Jumper by Mary Quant
This outfit, remade in 1973, with its belt adapted to become a halter-neck fastening, is a good example of Quant's practical ingenuity and surreal vision. It suggests school uniform, beatnik bohemianism and futuristic chic; all elements of Quant's creative repertoire. It is made of natural hessian and synthetic fibres.
Museum no. T.110&A-1976
Given by Mary Quant
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Quant by Quant: The Autobiography of Mary Quant
Originally published in 1966, Quant by Quant is the hugely entertaining story of Mary Quant’s early career and life with husband and busines…
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2 DAY PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Learn how to make a stylish fabric cloche and a vintage-inspired pleated ribbon headband.
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