Full Name | Barbara Mary Quant |
Date of Birth | 11 February 1930 |
Date of Death | 13 April 2023 |
Age at Death | 93 |
Place of Birth | Woolwich, London, England |
Place of Death | Surrey, England |
Other Names | Barbara Mary Plunket Greene |
Education | Goldsmiths College |
Fashion Label | Mary Quant |
Spouse | Alexander Plunket Greene (married 1957; died 1990) |
Children | 1 |
Titles and Honors | DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire), CH (Companion of Honour), FCSD (Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers), RDI (Royal Designer for Industry) |
Career Highlights | An instrumental figure in the 1960s Mod and youth fashion movements, credited with popularizing the miniskirt and hotpants, a key player in London’s Swinging Sixties culture |
Net Worth | Approximately $22 million at the time of her death |
Parents | Jack Quant and Mildred Jones, both schoolteachers from Welsh mining families |
Siblings | Younger brother, John Antony Quant (Royal Air Force dental officer) |
Early Life | Evacuated to Kent during WWII, attended Blackheath High School |
College Degree | Illustration and Art Education from Goldsmiths College (1953) |
Apprenticeship | Apprentice to Erik Braagaard, Mayfair milliner |
Cultural Impact | Pioneered the London-based Mod fashion, influenced Swinging Sixties culture, compared to Chanel and Dior by Ernestine Carter |