Author: Mary Quant Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum ISBN: 9781851779581 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Originally published in 1966, Quant by Quant is the hugely entertaining story of Mary Quant's early career and life with husband and business partner Alexander Plunket Greene. After opening the groundbreaking Bazaar boutique on the King's Road in 1955, Quant soared to international fame with her brand of witty fashion style which fitted perfectly with modern life about town. Just as her signature styles have become synonymous with the Pop culture of the Swinging Sixties, her joyful, evocative autobiography captures the world in which she found inspiration - and which she ultimately helped to define and change.
Author: Jenny Lister Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum ISBN: 9781851779956 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Mary Quant is a fashion icon. The first focussed study of her career, this book shows how she revolutionised fashion, harnessing youth, streetstyle and mass production to create a new look for everyone. The book surveys the development of her business in the context of British, European and American fashion in the post war period, and explores how her innovative marketing created a powerful global brand.0Featuring new photography of Quant garments, alongside previously unpublished fashion photographs and designs, this book forms a dynamic and authoritative account of Mary Quant and her legacy."--Publisher's description.
Author: Mary Quant Publisher: ISBN: 9781472269386 Category : Fashion designers Languages : en Pages : 300
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Not many names epitomise an era, but Mary Quant is such a name. Her life, her ideas, her style touched (and still touch) everyone. Mary Quant is fashion. Most people connect Mary with one thing - the mini skirt - that ground-breaking design that is as potent now as it was when it first appeared in the early sixties. But her influence carried way beyond those early frenetic black-and-white years. Now, towards the close of what has been one of the most influential and visionary careers in fashion's history, Mary Quant has written a memoir in her own inimitable style - a witty, unique account of her whirlwind life. It is a story like no other. But then there is only one Mary Quant.
Author: Mary Quant Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN: 9780789432940 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 124
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DK Living is an exciting series of quality paperbacks designed to help readers make the most of life. Each book is filled with expert, user-friendly information on a particular subject and packed with ideas. Includes clear, full-color photographs and illustrations throughout.
Author: Rebecca Felix Publisher: Checkerboard Library ISBN: 9781532110757 Category : Businesswomen Languages : en Pages : 0
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What clothes did you put on this morning? Did you slip into some comfy blue jeans and sneakers? Did you zip up a down jacket to keep out the winter chill? Discover the history of these super styles and more with First in Fashion. Explore the world of fashion through the eyes of the industry's greatest pioneers. Learn all about each designer's early life, signature creation, and how it changed fashion forever. Full-color and historic photos and easy-to-read text bring each innovator's story to life, while fun fashion factoids will be sure to surprise. You'll have a blast learning all about the First in Fashion! Book jacket.
Author: Mary Quant Publisher: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books ISBN: 9781552090800 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 120
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ULTIMATE MAKE-UP AND BEAUTY includes step-by-step photographic make-up lessons, self-analysis charts and detailed questionnaires, a stunning gallery of looks using a wide variety of colors and revitalizing body-care programs.
Author: Dolin Bliss O'Shea Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 1452130442 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 178
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“[A] stylishly presented collection of sewing patterns for 10 LBDs; O’Shea also shows how each pattern can be adapted to another look.” —Publishers Weekly Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly . . . Each of these women had an influential take on the most classic wardrobe staple of all: the Little Black Dress. In this chic sewing book, patternmaker Dolin Bliss O’Shea pulls inspiration from famous LBDs throughout history—including Mary Quant’s mod mini, a classic wrap dress worn by Liza Minnelli, Princess Diana’s smart A-line, and more—and offers patterns for reinterpreted versions that are perfectly stylish. Including ten full dress patterns with sewing variations to make twenty garments in all, a primer on sewing techniques, vintage photographs of style icons, and full-color shots of the finished pieces, this book has everything fashionistas need to bring timeless style right into their closets. “Features famous little black dresses over the decades. Learn how to sew up Audrey Hepburn’s Sabrina Dress or Kate Moss’ sexy lace dress of the millennium . . . The patterns in this book can take you through the work week to weekend cocktail parties!” —Coquette
Author: Jonathan Walford Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0500516936 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 0
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The definitive history of the fashion revolutions of the 1960s, richly illustrated with contemporary imagery In the 1960s, fashion changed dramatically. At the end of the 1950s, Yves Saint Laurent was starting to look for new ways to define the female form; by the 1970s, styles, markets, materials, demographics, inspirations, and the very definition of fashion had been utterly transformed. Richly illustrated with contemporary imagery, including fashion shots, advertising, and magazine features, this is an essential sourcebook. The story begins with the new internationalism that changed the fashion landscape as New York, San Francisco, Florence, London, Madrid, Rome, and Hong Kong challenged the dominance of Paris haute couture. The younger generation’s demand for informal but stylish clothes led to an explosion of fast-moving, ready-to-wear styles and a new boutique culture. Diana Vreeland’s coinage for this unprecedented shift in fashion was “Youthquake.” The concept of “less is more” had its ultimate expression in the miniskirt: for the first time in history the hemline traveled far above the knee. An era of self-conscious modernity was inspired by a space-age future that embraced new looks and materials, while counterculture styles—Mexican sandals and sarapes, hand-crafted jewelry, Indian robes—emphasized the natural over the artificial.
Author: Geoffrey Rayner Publisher: Acc Art Books ISBN: 9781788840118 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 0
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Pays homage to 'the Chelsea Set', a bohemian, progressive clique that would change the course of sixties contemporary design, with a focus on Mary Quant and Terence Conran Narrates the history of an era through a meld of biography, fashion photography and vintage ads Informative, attractive, stylish - the perfect gift for someone with an eye for fashion "It is given to a fortunate few to be born at the right time, in the right place, with the right talents. In recent fashion there have been three: Chanel, Dior and Mary Quant." - Ernestine Carter. Transporting you back to London at the height of the Swinging Sixties, this book provides vital context for two of the biggest and boldest names in 'Pop' fashion: Mary Quant, alleged mother of the miniskirt, and Terence Conran, the entrepreneur behind the new wave of 'lifestyle' stores. Friends, associates and allies in design, Quant and Conran stood at the head of an informal but influential bohemian group who steered the rudder of style during the Pop era. 'The Chelsea Set' resist definition; there was no comprehensive members list. Conran/Quant: Swinging London - A Lifestyle Revolution explores the contributions of designers and artists from Laura and Bernard Ashley to Eduardo Paolozzi, Nigen Henderson and Alexander Plunket Greene, all of whom were essential generators of Sixties Style.
Author: Mary Quant
Author: Jenny Lister
Author: Mary Quant
Author: Mary Quant
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Author: Rebecca Felix
Author: Mary Quant
Author: Dolin Bliss O'Shea
Author: Jonathan Walford
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