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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

Mary Quant death: Designer who pioneered Swinging Sixties fashion dies aged 93

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Fashion designer Mary Quant, who is widely credited for inventing the miniskirt and pioneering Swinging Sixties style, has died aged 93.

Her clothes were popularised by famous faces including model Jean Shrimpton, photographer and model Pattie Boyd, Cilla Black and Twiggy.

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