Victoria & Albert Museum celebrates Mary Quant, the inventor of the miniskirt

Until February 16, 2020, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London pays tribute to the inventor of the miniskirt: Mary Quant (Blackheath, 1934) with an exhibition entirely dedicated to her.

Since the 1960s, the British designer influenced fashion, especially youth, with miniskirts, hot pants, white rubber boots, colorful tights, and vibrant makeup: hers was a true revolution in women’s fashion.

A revolution presented in the exhibition with more than two hundred dresses and accessories, including never-before-seen pieces from her personal archive. Photographs, drawings and sketches lower visitors into that era, among the biggest innovations in street style at the time, accessible to all girls.

In 1966 she received the official honor of the Order of the British Empire for her extraordinary contribution to the fashion industry, while it was just five years ago that she was honored as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to British fashion.

Special events, insights and workshops are planned during the retrospective. Also available for free download from the London museum’s website is a fun “game” that allows the public to improvise as seamstresses, recreating one of the most famous of the designer’s inventions: the Georgie dress.

The exhibition is curated by Steph Wood and Jenny Lister.

For info: www.vam.ac.uk

Pictured, Mary Quant with models for the launch of the Quantafoot collection in 1967 © PA Prints 2008

Victoria & Albert Museum celebrates Mary Quant, the inventor of the miniskirt

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