Dame (Mary) Barbara Quant, CH, DBE, the fashion designer, and fashion icon, died 13 April, 2023. She was 93.
Mary Quant became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants.
She was born 11 February, 1930, daughter of Jack Quant, and his wife Mildred; and married in 1957, Alexander Plunket Greene (1932-90), descended from the Earls Granville, son of Richard George Hubert Plunket Greene (1901-1978), and his wife the former Elizabeth Frances Russell (1899-c1986), scion of the Dukes of Bedford, by whom she had issue, one son, Orlando Plunket Greene (born 4 November, 1970).
She was appointed OBE in 1966, and advanced to DBE in 2015, and appointed a Companion of Honour in 2023.
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