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Mary Quant
British fashion designer (1930–2023)
Also known as Mrs Plunket Greene · Dame Barbara Mary Quant
- Born
- February 11, 1930
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Guardiantheguardian.com/fashion/2023/apr/13/fashion-designer-dame-mary-quant-diesRetrieved 2023-04-13
- 2.Stated in The New York Timesnytimes.com/2023/04/13/fashion/mary-quant-dead.htmlRetrieved 2023-04-13
- 3.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Onlinebritannica.com/biography/Mary-QuantRetrieved 2023-04-13
- 4.Stated in The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/obituaries/mary-quant-dies-miniskirt-carnaby-biography-b1995291.htmlRetrieved 2023-04-13
- 5.Stated in France Infofrancetvinfo.fr/culture/mode/mary-quant-la-styliste-britannique-qui-a-popularise-la-mini-jupe-est-morte-a-l-age-de-93-ans_5768846.htmlRetrieved 2023-04-13
- 6.Stated in Institut national de l'audiovisuelina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/mary-quant-minijupe-mode-vetement-pop-coutureRetrieved 2023-04-13
- , February 11, 1934
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2017-08-22
- 2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in The Peerage
- 5.Stated in Quant, Mary
- 6.Stated in Artists of the World Online
- February 11, 1930
- Died
- April 13, 2023
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Sources- 1.lesoir.be/507123/article/2023-04-13/la-styliste-britannique-mary-quant-qui-popularise-la-mini-jupe-est-decedee
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2023-04-17
- 3.biography.com/fashion-designer/mary-quant
- 4.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-17
- April 13, 2023
- Birthplace
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
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Sources- 1.nytimes.com/2004/02/17/news/17iht-rvintage.html
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2023-04-17
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- fashion designer
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Fashion Model Directory (FMD)Retrieved 2022-04-04
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2023-04-17
- 3.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2025-12-10
- fashion designer
- Education
- Blackheath High School
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Sources- 1.Stated in Biography.com“Mary Quant: Mother of the Miniskirt”biography.com/fashion-designer/mary-quantRetrieved 2026-08-09
- , Goldsmiths, University of London(until 1955)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Biography.com“Mary Quant: Mother of the Miniskirt”biography.com/fashion-designer/mary-quantRetrieved 2026-08-09
- Blackheath High School
- Spouse
- Alexander Plunket Greene(1957–1990)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Kindred Britain
- 2.biography.com/fashion-designer/mary-quant
- Alexander Plunket Greene(1957–1990)
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- Sex or gender
- female
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Peerage
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-14
- 3.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2025-01-28
- female
- Website
- maryquant.co.uk language: English
- Family name
- Quant
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Sources- 1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2023-04-17
- 2.Stated in data.bibliotheken.nlRetrieved 2023-04-17
- 3.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2023-04-17
- Quant
- Has works in the collection
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
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Sources- 1.“Set overgooier of rok van oranje katoenen ribfluweel of corduroy en fel groene koltrui. Overgooier in kort model met middenvoor- en achter een baan die omhoogloopt tot de hals waar een rond deel om de hals en over de schouders valt en koltruitje van fel groene acryl tricot in brede ribbel.”Retrieved 2024-06-10
- Floruit
- 1955
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 70 years pma
- Name in native language
- Dame Barbara Mary Quant
- Birth name
- Barbara Mary Quant
- Field of work
- fashion design
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2023-05-09
- fashion design
- Awards
- Companion of Honour(December 30, 2022) conferred by: Charles III
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Sources- 1.“New Year Honours List 2023: High Awards”gov.uk/government/publications/new-year-honours-list-2023-high-awards/new-year-honours-list-2023-high-awards-htmlRetrieved 2026-08-09
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire(December 31, 2014)
- Royal Designer for Industry(1969)
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Sources- 1.“Current Royal Designers for Industry”thersa.org/about/royal-designers-for-industry/current-royal-designers-for-industryRetrieved 2021-01-09
- Companion of Honour(December 30, 2022) conferred by: Charles III
On other databases
93 identifiers linking Mary Quant across the web's reference databases
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- AbART person ID150094
- Allcinema person ID1000635
- Artists of the World ID40184750
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- Bloomsbury Fashion Central ID215730
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- CBDB.cz author ID58938
- Christie's creator ID54407
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- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID1022956787
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- Grove Art Online IDT2080225
- GTAA ID144071
- HAND IDB47B-696A-4899-3DA1-031F
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- IdRef ID233790365
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- Kinobox person ID898662
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- Libraries Australia ID35437161
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn84162241
- Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID05054/eu_q_0013/q0013
- Met Constituent ID164150
- Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID22029
- Museum-digital person/organization ID151044
- MutualArt artist ID0A4A09EF9EE688D5
- NACSIS-CAT author IDDA02034127
- National Gallery of Victoria artist ID8920
- National Library of Korea IDKAC201230701
- National Library of Latvia ID000027728
- National Library of Poland MMS ID9810669779305606
- National Library of Portugal ID361894
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person IDmp05686
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- NDL Authority ID00453501
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- NLP IDa0000001133126
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- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID3964910
- Open Library IDOL527157A
- Oxford Reference overview ID20110803100357579
- Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID11707
- Prabook ID645135
- Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID199137
- RKDartists ID254370
- Roglo person IDp=mary;n=quant
- SBN author IDVEAV020461
- SNAC ARK IDw6fn2b3n
- SVKKL authority IDp0006709-Quant-Mary-19342023
- Te Papa agent ID13016
- The Guardian topic IDfashion/mary-quant
- The Peerage person IDp20445.htm#i204448
- TMDB person ID1043882
- Treccani IDmary-quant
- Union List of Artist Names ID500064258
- VIAF cluster ID17244015
- Vintage Fashion Guild labelquant-mary
