Mary Quant

British fashion designer Mary Quant , credited with designing the mini skirt that helped to define the Swinging 60s, has died aged 93.

Let's take a look back at her life in pictures.

In 1955, Quant Set Up a shop called Bazaar just off The King 's Road in London's Chelsea area, where she sold a range of clothes and accessories.

Her clothes appealed to a New Generation of women who had decided they did not want to dress like their mothers.

She won a scholarship to London's prestigious Goldsmiths College, where she failed to complete her course But did meet future husband and business partner Alexander Plunket-Greene.

It was the mini skirt More Than any other garment that came to epitomise the new liberated woman.

Hems had been rising since the late 1950S - But it was Quant who popularised the style and put it out into the mass market.

An era-defining haircut by iconic stylist Vidal Sassoon was named after Quant, who was one of his celebrity clients.

The Cut was a geometric five-point bob, which was worn by The Fashion designer and contrasted sharply with the romantic, curly look of the 1950S .

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Source of news: bbc.com