Mary Quant 1930–2023
The fashion designer and icon Mary Quant has died at the age of 93. Brigid Keenan wrote the following piece…
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My ringside seat on the Mary Quant revolution
I think I probably qualify as the oldest fashion editor in the world, because in spite of my advanced age…
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Passage from India
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