Mary Quant: Last News

told multiple outlets that she died at her home in Surrey, England, on Thursday. She was 93.Quant and her eventual husband, Alexander Plunket Greene, who died in 1990, opened their London boutique, Bazaar, in 1955.

Fashion designer Dame Mary Quant, who was widely credited with popularising the mini skirt, has died at the age of 93, her family said, and tributes to the fashion icon have poured in.The British fashion designer died peacefully at her home in Surrey on Thursday morning, a statement from her family to the PA news agency said. "Dame Mary Quant died peacefully at home in Surrey, UK, this morning," the statement read.

An iconic clothing shop chain that has now vanished from our high streets was once THE place in Manchester to meet friends or a date.

Fern Britton once confessed she preferred having a cup of tea in bed than getting intimate with her then-husband, Phil Vickery.The former This Morning presenter, 64, and the chef were married for 20 years before announcing their separation via social media in 2020.Despite admitting that she had "great sex" with her ex-husband, the former Breakfast Time presenter previously revealed she was easily satisfied in other ways.READ MORE: Fern Britton admits it was the 'last chance saloon' for children with ex Phil VickeryShe told The Mirror: "Sex is great but a cup of tea is great, too.""There’s nothing nicer than getting into bed with a cuppa and having a hug and a chat – that’s love," she added."Lust is great, but when you really love someone and you trust each other, and you’re in bed together drinking tea and chatting, that is a true relationship,” Fern explained.Fern and TV chef Phil, 61, met on the set of BBC Two's Ready Steady Cook and tied the knot in 2000.Two years after they announced their split, Ferne made a candid confession about her sex life on actor Michael Fenton Stevens' My Time Capsule podcast.Speaking about stars Ferne had always admired, host Michael asked: "You must have had experiences through your career then when those people have suddenly turned up in front of you. Did you turn into the young girl you were?”The mum-of-four responded by recalling her meeting with Britain fashion designer Dame Mary Quant, saying: "She had a make-up range called ‘make-up to make love in’ and, of course, I was very young.

Naman Ramachandran Producer and actor Sadie Frost (“Dracula”), who made her feature directorial debut with a documentary on British fashion designer Mary Quant, is now training her lens on another British cultural icon.“Twiggy” will be a feature-length documentary on Quant’s contemporary Lesley Lawson, better-known by her nickname Twiggy. It will trace her journey from her working-class childhood in northwest London, through to her international stardom as a celebrity model, and her career as an actor, singer, fashion designer, writer and TV presenter.

BBC’s foreign correspondent and Mastermind presenter has a fondness for accessorising his outfits with fetching chiffon scarves, even combining one with a T-shirt when he appeared on The One Show earlier this year. He also wore one on the red carpet at the National Television Awards last September when he sported a grey and black polka dot scarf with a traditional tuxedo. His fashion-forward style, which has been described as ‘London media attire’, certainly seems to chime with film and television celebrities – and not just when it’s chilly outside.

This Morning legend and author Fern Britton, 64, left fans taken aback when she announced her split from her husband of almost 20 years, Phil Vickery, 60, in January 2020.

Touched … Like a Virgin) and film production (Set the Thames on Fire). She makes her feature-length directorial debut with Quant, a documentary about the influence of fashion icon Mary Quant.

Sadie Frost insists that working “isn’t everything” and she would rather spend her time walking her dog. The 56-year-old actress has made her directorial debut on ‘Quant’ - a feature-length documentary about the pioneering 60s fashion designer Mary Quant - but although she loved every minute of working on the project she insists being happy in her personal life is more important to her, especially spending time with her pet pooch Cherry - her beloved dachshund who she runs an Instagram account about, @cherrythesausage.

Sadie Frost turned heads in a retro gold outfit as she attended a special screening of her documentary Quant. The socialite, 56, walked the red carpet at the Everyman Cinema in Chelsea, west London, on Wednesday night in a shimmering gold dress with pleated detail.

Actor Sadie Frost turns director with Quant, an engaging documentary about the British fashion designer Mary Quant, showing at the London Film Festival. Known for her bold, vibrant designs and pioneering spirit, Quant became associated with the liberating fashions of the 1960s, ditching the style of the fitted ’50s and raising eyebrows along with hemlines.

K.J. Yossman Alongside the Beatles, fashion designer Mary Quant was one of the pioneers of the 1960s “British invasion,” which saw the world go nuts for U.K.

Beautiful People: The Boutique in 1960s Counterculture, might have been 15 years in the making but it is, as head of exhibitions Dennis Nothdruft, says “timely”. The 1960s – a decade so mined for retro references that it has become the stuff of costume parties – is once again in vogue.