I always designed clothes from a very young age because I didn't like the way they were. They were paralyzing; they were stilted. Mary Quant ageclothedesign Change image and share on social
Of course, I remember when everybody was thin. It wasn't until I went to America in the Sixties that I saw anyone who wasn't skinny thin. Mary Quant americaremembersixty Change image and share on social
I used to start re-arranging my school uniform, hitching up my skirt to be more exciting-looking. Mary Quant arrangeexcithitch Change image and share on social
The whole 1960s thing was a ten-year running party, which was lovely. It started at the end of the 1950s and sort of faded a bit when it became muddled with flower power. It was marvelous. Mary Quant 1950s1960sbite Change image and share on social
In America, they never make anything without first having a market survey to ask the public what they want. People only ask for things they already know about, so you don't get anything new that way. That's why American fashion is stuck. Mary Quant americaamericanfashion share on social
I divide my time between all the mud and open space in Surrey and the social life and work in London, particularly Chelsea, which still has the same village feel that it had in the swinging Sixties. Mary Quant chelseadividefeel Change image and share on social
The Lord's Prayer is the most perfect piece of poetry. I always feel at peace and moved when I recite it. Mary Quant feellordmove Change image and share on social
