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British fashion designer Mary Quant, who designed the miniskirt that defined the 60s, has died.

In its heyday, mod was known as a fashion-obsessed and hedonistic culture of young adults in metropolitan London. Mod is a British youth subculture of the early to mid-1960s and was briefly revived in later decades. Focused on music and fashion, the subculture has its roots in a small group of London-based stylish young men in the late 1950s who were termed modernists because they listened to modern jazz. Significant elements of the mod subculture include fashion (often tailor-made suits)…

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Mods and Rockers rioting at the seaside, mini-skirts marking the sexual revolution and Punk’s ‘fuck you’ to Thatcher: this is how style changed Britain

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September 1969. 'A fanfare of pleats heralds the shape of things to come.'

1960s mod fashion seemed to be divided into two parts: the elegant styles developed from the previous years of the 1950s, and the new modern styles popularized by the youth of the decade. Today, I am going to explore these popular styles of the 1960s and show you how to recreate the look with 60s

They’d roam around the hippest places in London and Brighton, showing off their new designer clothes or riding their Italian scooters. It’s the mods, ladies and gentlemen! A true staple of 60s fashion, the mod style has never completely disappeared and, while it stayed underground throughout some decades, it has seen more than one revival. Discover its origins and learn to dress like them with our guide to mod fashion! Credit: Shaping a Generation History of Mod Fashion Credit: GQ This…

Here's How The Miniskirt Has Transformed Since The 1960s

A blonde female college student wearing a plaid miniskirt walks down a flight of steps while holding her books. 1969

She was at the colourful heart of women’s liberation in 1960s London, and changed fashion for ever

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Mary Quant is a British fashion designer who became famous in the 1960s. She is most famous for the miniskirt, but she also introduced many other fashion garments and beauty products to the world. Read this article to find out exactly what else Mary Quant is famous for. Maybe you will be surprised!