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If the Sixties in London had a local habitation and a name, it was the King’s Road. And on the King’s Road there was nowhere that expressed the spirit of the age more than the Mary Quant boutique. It was she who gave women what they wanted to wear, and…

A good teacher is worth their weight in gold. A decent wage, meanwhile, is vital for recruitment and retention. Yet pay has been falling. Salaries for more experienced teachers in England have dropped by 13 per cent in real terms since 2010, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Sniffing a youthful urgency in the cannabis-swirled air of a nearly swinging London, Mary popularised rule-breaking, ready-to-wear fashions that would help it on its way

The fashion stalwart was widely credited with popularising the mini skirt.

Designer who revolutionised British fashion in the 1960s

Jenny Lister curated the V&A’s blockbuster exhibition dedicated to the late designer.

Swinging 60s icon brought a sense of female liberty to her designs

Quant made playful clothes for young modern women they could wear to work and "run to the bus in." Her London shop was an epicenter of youth culture that popularized hot pants and miniskirts.

The pioneering designer’s bold look caused a frenzy, not just in Britain but around the world