"in San Miniato his own company, Stilnovo Spa. Besides Mary Quant he started producing for the most important brands such as Dior, Celine, Roberta di Camerino, Balenciaga, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and more.. In 1980 he launched his own brand of Emilio Cavallini hosiery. It was an immediate success, he started designing shoes, leather accessories, bathing suits and a full avante garde clothing line for young men and women. Licensees' retail stores started to open in Florence, Milan, Rome, Paris, Düsseldorf, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. He had a runway show in Paris with his line for men and in Milan"
"Mary Quant Dame Barbara Mary Quant, Mrs Plunket Greene, DBE, FCSD, RDI (born 11 February 1934) is an English fashion designer and fashion icon, who is of Welsh heritage. She 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, and by promoting these and other fun fashions she encouraged young people to dress to please themselves and to treat fashion as a game. Ernestine Carter, an authoritative and influential fashion journalist of the 1950s and 1960s, wrote: ""It is given to a"
"the availability of new, brightly colored artificial materials such as PVC, combined to make boots an attractive fashion option for younger women. In 1965 André Courrèges released the first of his iconic white leather calf-length boots and designers such as Mary Quant, who launched her own ""Quant Afoot"" line of footwear in 1967, produced inexpensive, machine-molded plastic boots in a variety of different colors to be worn in tandem with miniskirts. The rising price of leather during the 1960s made these plastic and vinyl boots a popular alternative to more traditional footwear. As skirts became even shorter in the late"
"miniskirt as a controversial item that was produced in Mexico City. During the 1950s, The miniskirt began appearing in science fiction films like ""Flight to Mars"" and ""Forbidden Planet"" Mary Quant and Andre Courreges both contributed to the invention of miniskirt during the 1960s. Mary Quant, A British designer, was one of the pioneers of the miniskirt during 1960. She named the skirt after her favorite car, the Mini Cooper. Quant introduced her design in the mid-60s at her London boutique, Bazaar. She has said: "" We wanted to increase the availability of fun for everyone. We felt that expensive"
"of his most famous artwork – the Beatles' ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"" album cover – to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life. In the 1966 Donovan song - 'Sunny South Kensington', Quant and Jean-Paul Belmondo's drug use/abuse is immortalized in the lyric: ""Jean-Paul Belmondo and-a Mary Quant got stoned, to say the least"". Mary Quant Dame Barbara Mary Quant, Mrs Plunket Greene, DBE, FCSD, RDI (born 11 February 1934) is an English fashion designer and fashion icon, who is of Welsh heritage. She became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements."
"packages. Daisy's clothes were designed by Mary Quant and there are hundreds of different models. The doll and its accessories were sold in ordinary local shops.The clothes were cutting-edge 1970s design, as would be expected of Mary Quant, one of Britains leading fashion designers and inventor of the mini skirt and hot pants. Materials included satin, for long evening gowns and flared pants, stretch jersey nylon/polyester for T-shirts, fake ""fun fur"" for jackets and matching hats, and denim for jeans, waistcoats, hats, skirts and even a boiler suit (very fashionable at the time). Cotton was used extensively for all manner"
"that she invented the miniskirt, stating that her customers should take credit, as she herself wore very short skirts, and they requested even shorter hemlines for themselves. Regardless of whether or not Quant invented the miniskirt, it is widely agreed that she was one of its highest-profile champions. Quant loved cars and named the garment after them, saying that car and skirt were both ""optimistic, exuberant, young, flirty,"" and complemented each other. Quant had started experimenting with shorter skirts in the late 1950s, when she started making her own designs up to stock her boutique on the King's Road. Among"
"David Gandy, Cara Delevingne and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. For almost two decades, Princess Diana was a fashion icon whose style was emulated by women around the world. Fashion designer Mary Quant was at the heart of the ""Swinging London"" scene of the 1960s, and her work culminated in the creation of the miniskirt and hot pants. Quant named the miniskirt after her favourite make of car, the Mini. The Swinging London fashion scene has featured in films, and was spoofed in the ""Austin Powers"" comedy series. The English fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth is widely considered the father of Haute couture."
"her inspirations was the memory of seeing a young tap-dancer wearing a ""tiny skirt over thick black tights,"" influencing her designs for young, active women who did not wish to resemble their mothers. In addition to the miniskirt, Quant is often credited with inventing the coloured and patterned tights that tended to accompany the garment, although their creation is also attributed to the Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga who offered harlequin-patterned tights in 1962 or to Bates. In 2009, a Mary Quant minidress was among the 10 British ""design classics"" featured on a series of Royal Mail stamps, alongside the Tube"
"simply ""Hong Kong"". Sets of Daisy paper dolls were produced in the 1970s including: A book, ""Mary Quant's Daisy Chain of Things to Make and Do"" () was published by Collins in 1975. Daisy (doll) Daisy was a 1970s doll designed by British fashion designer Mary Quant. Daisy was released in the UK in 1973, with the tag line ""Mary Quant makes Daisy the best dressed doll in the world"". Her name was a reference to Mary Quant's logo, a daisy flower. The doll was manufactured in the 1970s in Hong Kong by Model Toys Ltd, in connection with Flair"
"Hall of Fame in 2006. The original bag-making machine is in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. Margaret E. Knight Margaret Eloise Knight (February 14, 1838 – October 12, 1914) was an American inventor, notably of the flat-bottomed paper bag. She has been called ""the most famous 19th-century woman inventor"". Margaret Knight was born on February 14, 1838, in York, Maine to James Knight and Hannah Teal. After her father died when she was young, Knight's family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire. She received a basic education, but left school with her siblings to work at a cotton mill. At"
"she frequently visited the Royal Family in Monaco. Maxwell designed for First Ladies Rosalynn Carter and Pat Nixon, as well as performers such as Martha Graham and Lillian Gish. By 1960, Maxwell's clothes were being sold in 700 stores around the country. But in the 1960s, her star waned as fashion's attention shifted to swinging London designers like Mary Quant. After the debut of an unsuccessful collection in 1964, Maxwell withdrew from the industry. She resurfaced in 1970 with a collection that was introduced at B. Altman. She was honored in 1970 with a retrospective at the Smithsonian Institution and"
"underwater research, air-to-sea rescue, satellite dish positioning, telescopes and orthopedic surgery but are better known for flight simulation. 1950–1959: Essential research and development on heart pacemakers and plastic heart valves is carried out by Leon Abrams at Birmingham University. 1959: The Mini car begins production at Birmingham's Longbridge plant. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout (which allowed 80% of the area of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage) influenced a generation of car makers. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the"
"reject the idealized femininity of the 1950s. In England, the emerging generation was bored of the couture houses' conservative designs and instead looked to boutiques to reinvent their style. This was a time in society when teenagers were able to explore their own identities and had the freedom to push boundaries due to post-World War II conditions. The boutique saw the start of the London ready-to-wear industry as people flocked for mass-produced clothing at a lower price point than its predecessors. Mary Quant, often credited for inventing the mini-skirt, was a leader in the boutique movement and attributed her primary"
"with her then husband. She became known for her line of clothing made of real silk parachute material, which included the innovation of being adjustable in length and fit by draw string. Kamali designed the red one-piece bathing suit worn by Farrah Fawcett in the iconic 1976 poster. The suit was donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011. She is also credited with popularizing the shoulder pad in womenswear in the 1980s. Her work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Kamali was the first designer to create an online store on"
"Daisy (doll) Daisy was a 1970s doll designed by British fashion designer Mary Quant. Daisy was released in the UK in 1973, with the tag line ""Mary Quant makes Daisy the best dressed doll in the world"". Her name was a reference to Mary Quant's logo, a daisy flower. The doll was manufactured in the 1970s in Hong Kong by Model Toys Ltd, in connection with Flair Toys Ltd. Flair Toys Ltd went out of business in 1980, but Daisy continued to be manufactured until 1983. The doll is 23 centimetres (9 inches) tall and there are three different versions"
"an early 1960s model ""with impish looks and a rangy physique that perfectly set off the new 'fun' fashions of young designers like Mary Quant."" Photographed in Majorca by her first husband Robert Freeman, images of her were prominently featured in the inaugural 1964 Pirelli Calendar as the calendar-girl for the months of February, March, May, July, September and October. In the 1970s, Robert Freeman divorced her and she subsequently remarried John Drane, taking his last name as her own. She is still married to Drane. In 1963, while she was married to Robert Freeman (who had recently begun his"
"Her first patent combined a sink and a washtub. She wanted to save space in kitchens and make them more comfortable to use. In 1924 she received a patent on one of her kitchen designs. The design was focused on ""comfort and convenience, efficiency, and conservation of space."" This kitchen featured sloped countertops and cabinets with glass doors. In 1929 she received a patent on an apartment bed design. It could be flipped into the wall to save space. Her most famous invention was the K Brick, which lead to the development of the concrete block. It was patented in"
"released on to foreign markets; however, the numbers for these are hard to come by. The special edition Mini came in two body colours, jet black and diamond white. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers, and winner of the ""Minerva Medal"", the Society's highest award. In 2000, she resigned as director of ""Mary Quant Ltd."", her cosmetics company, after a Japanese buy-out. There are more than 200 Mary Quant Colour shops in Japan. In 1963 Quant was the first winner of the Dress of the Year award. In 1966 she was appointed Officer of the Order"
"had begun exporting luxury fashion goods and handbags to other nations, including the United States. In the 1960s, the handbags produced by the designer Gucci drew the attention of celebrities such as Grace Kelly, Peter Sellers, Audrey Hepburn and the First Lady of the United States, Jackie Kennedy. Gucci's ""GG"" monogram logo became synonymous with Hollywood fashion. Jackie Kennedy developed a close friendship with the Italian designer Valentino Garavani, and wore his designs ever since 1965, including at her wedding to Aristotle Onassis. Florence was Italy's fashion capital in the 1950s and 1960s, and Milan in the 1970s and 1980s,"
"the corner of Markham Square and King's Road in Chelsea, London called ""Bazaar"", above ""Alexander's"", a basement restaurant run by Plunket Green. In 1957, they opened the second branch of ""Bazaar"", which was designed by Terence Conran. Successful designs from this early period included small white plastic collars to brighten up sweaters and dresses, bright stockings in colours matched to her knitwear, men's cardigans made long enough to be worn as dresses, and a pair of ""mad"" lounging pyjamas made by Quant herself which were featured in ""Harper's Bazaar"" and purchased by an American manufacturer to copy. Following this, Quant"
"not considered practical with miniskirts and were replaced with coloured tights. The popular acceptance of miniskirts peaked in the ""Swinging London"" of the 1960s, and has continued to be commonplace, particularly among younger women and teenage girls. Before that time, short skirts were only seen in sport and dance clothing, such as skirts worn by female tennis players, figure skaters, cheerleaders, and dancers. Several designers have been credited with the invention of the 1960s miniskirt, most significantly the London-based designer Mary Quant and the Parisian André Courrèges. While very short skirts have existed for a long time, they were generally"
"Radio Caroline and Radio London, and from 1967 on BBC Radio One. During the Swinging Sixties, fashion and photography were featured in ""Queen"" magazine, which drew attention to fashion designer Mary Quant. Mod-related fashions such as the miniskirt stimulated fashionable London shopping areas such as Carnaby Street and King's Road, Chelsea. The model Jean Shrimpton was another icon and one of the world's first supermodels. She was the world's highest paid and most photographed model during this time. Shrimpton was called ""The Face of the '60s"", in which she has been considered by many as ""the symbol of Swinging London"""
"and received royalties. Her many other inventions included lid removing pliers, a numbering machine, a window frame and sash, patented in 1894, and several devices relating to rotary engines, patented between 1902 and 1915. Knight never married and died on October 12, 1914, at the age of 76. A plaque recognizing her as the ""first woman awarded a U.S. patent"" and holder of 87 U.S. patents hangs on the Curry Cottage at 287 Hollis St in Framingham. However, Knight was not actually the first: either Mary Kies or Hannah Slater has that honour. Knight was inducted into the National Inventors"
"fashions in the early years of the decade reflected the elegance of the First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy. In addition to tailored skirts, women wore stiletto heel shoes and suits with short boxy jackets, and oversized buttons. Simple, geometric dresses, known as shifts, were also in style. For evening wear, full-skirted evening gowns were worn; these often had a low décolletage and close-fitting waists. For casual wear, capri trousers were the fashion for women and girls. The bikini, named after the nuclear test site on Bikini Atoll, was invented in France in 1946 but struggled to gain acceptance in the mass-market"
"combination of explicit geometry, deliberate asymmetry and imbalance, and a refusal to conform"". By far the most notable piece of automotive design to emerge from the city however was the Mini, which was the best-selling car in Europe during the 1960s and remained in production for over 40 years. Designed by Alec Issigonis in 1957, the Mini became ""the design icon of a generation"". Attracting celebrity owners including all four Beatles, Steve McQueen and Brigitte Bardot, its influence extended far beyond automotive design as it came to symbolise Britain in the Swinging Sixties. There are a variety of other small"
"the miniskirt. In contrast to the lukewarm response to the midi, shoppers enthusiastically embraced the idea of short shorts, which were made available at all price levels from haute couture to inexpensive ready-to-wear. Lambert credits Mariuccia Mandelli of the Italian fashion label Krizia with designing the first ""hot pants"" in 1970. Hotpants are also increasingly credited to Mary Quant, who reportedly offered them in the late 1960s. Many designers from across the Western world produced their own versions of hotpants at all price levels, including Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Halston, and Betsey Johnson. Mass-produced versions were also sold through the"
"of the British Empire (OBE) for her outstanding contribution to the fashion industry. She arrived at Buckingham Palace to accept the award in a cream wool jersey minidress with blue facings. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to British fashion. In 1990 she won the Hall of Fame Award of the British Fashion Council. Quant received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2006. In 2012, Quant was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version"
"Margaret E. Knight Margaret Eloise Knight (February 14, 1838 – October 12, 1914) was an American inventor, notably of the flat-bottomed paper bag. She has been called ""the most famous 19th-century woman inventor"". Margaret Knight was born on February 14, 1838, in York, Maine to James Knight and Hannah Teal. After her father died when she was young, Knight's family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire. She received a basic education, but left school with her siblings to work at a cotton mill. At the age of 12, Knight witnessed an accident at the mill where a worker was stabbed by"
"writing cases, one in blue, the other in red, each with its notepaper monogrammed to the dolls’ initials, and a miniature gold pen. In the 1960s, Audrey Hepburn, Hubert de Givenchy's muse, shopped at Maquet's for her leather goods. She notably possessed five Maquet-branded wallets, all made of black leather. Maquet added watchmaking to its activities, selling bracelet watches and clocks for phaetons and automobiles. Applying the same craftsmanship to tobacco articles, the house commercialized lighters, cigar and cigarette boxes. In the early 20th century, it made many lighters from Chinese snuff boxes. Maquet became famous for combining old components"
"the heads of General Mills, 3M and the Corning Glass consumer products division. All three companies eventually hired her as a product research consultant to assist in finding new applications for technologies developed for the war effort. She helped create disposable medical and antipollution masks made from non-woven fibers, nutritious soybean candy, and the ubiquitous freezer-to-oven CorningWare that was developed from a material originally used on missile cones. During her 65-year design career she provided advice on strategic design, consumer awareness, and cultural change to an international slate of companies such as: Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Macy’s, Neiman"
"designing swimwear for multiple sizes and types of bodies, rather than just producing one standard size. Reid filed for a U.S. Patent in 1950 for a one-piece bathing suit using elastic fabric and that lacked buttons. Her company patented a machine for a fagotting stitch that became a hallmark of her designs. She had several other patents for swimsuits and accessories. Among her designs, was the ""Hourglass"" suit, introduced in 1951 which was produced in many variations. It went on to become one of her company's all-time best sellers. Her ""Magic Length"" swimsuit line featured an inner ""miracle bra,"" tuck-away"
"Marilyn Monroe. In 1958, he designed his first aeroplane upholstery, for Pan American Airlines. His passion for international weaving and textile crafts made him familiar with techniques such as ikat and batik, which he introduced to the American public, and by 1974, Larsen's company was manufacturing fabrics in 30 countries. Since the 1950s the company has commissioned textile designs by artists and designers including Anthony Ballatore, Sari Dienes, Yoshiko Kogo and Timo Sarpaneva. In the late 1950s, Larsen launched a fashion label, 'JL Arbiter', which although successful, was short lived. In 1968, Larsen designed the interiors and fabrics of Braniff"