British fashion designer, born 1934
She won the very first Bath Museum of Costume "Dress of the Year" award in 1963.
She was awarded with the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1966 Queens New Years Honours List for her services to British fashion and founded her cosmetics line the same year.
Published her autobiography, "Quant By Quant" in 1966.
In 1955 she, Alexander Plunket Greene, and Archie McNair opened their first Bazaar shop in London on Kings Road and in 1961 they opened a second in Knightsbridge.
She took her stage name Quant from the long thin pole that is used for propelling a punt - at the time in the 1960s, a slim boyish look was fashionable.
First gained fame in the 1960s as the inventor of the mini-skirt.
She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Queens New Years Honours List for her services to British Fashion. She lives in Farley Green, Surrey, England.
Her iconic "bob" hairstyle was created by Vidal Sassoon , a cut that inspired many other celebrities to adopt the "look" - Twiggy , Mia Farrow , Goldie Hawn , Jean Shrimpton , etc.
Good taste is death. Vulgarity is life.
My garden in England is full of eating-out places, for heat waves, warm September evenings, or lunch on a frosty Christmas morning.
Good taste is death vulgarity is life.
I have been on a diet since 1962.
For one thing, I am still working as an adviser on fashion, design and colour and stuff.
One thing I longed to do was to design a complete look, from head to toe, so I started a make-up line in 1966.
Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital.
I remember one day, when things were going frightfully well, I went to buy myself a really smashing car. I asked them to show me a Porsche with an automatic gearbox, and the salesman called over all the other salesmen, and they stood around absolutely roaring with laughter.
