MARY QUANT (1966-70s) UK photo archive

Mary Quant. 1966-70s. Photos. London: 1966-1970s. Set of four vintage original black-and-white photos:

• 8 1/2 x 6 1/2″ (22 x 16 cm): with lengthy mimeographed text on verso, dated April 20, 1966. Stamp of Syndication International and Gilloon Photo Agency (and sticker) on verso, near fine. Quant is modeling one of her minidresses and handbags while holding a drink in her left hand.
  
• 8 1/2 x 6 1/2″ (22 x 16 cm): text on verso indicates she is wearing an outfit from her “Painted Lady” collection. Characterised by a colorful, decorative print on a Tricel crêpe fabric. an example of Quant’s ability to adapt fashion to a new, mass-market generation and a signature part of her late-60s aesthetic. Circa late-60s.
• 9 7/8 x 7 5/8″ (25.5 x 10.5 cm): borderless and double weight, date stamped on verso May 26, 1971. With newspaper clipping and photo agency sticker on verso, near fine.
• 6 1/2 x 4 5/8″ (17 x 12 cm): borderless, with stamp on verso of Syndication International (partly obscured by old photo agency stickers). Near fine.
  

Mary Quant was a British fashion designer and icon. She became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements, and played a prominent role in London’s Swinging Sixties culture. She was one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants.

Quant’s designs were riskier than standard styles of the time. They revolutionized fashion from the utilitarian wartime standard of the late-1940s to the energy of the 1950s and 1960s’ cultural shifts. She stocked her own original items in an array of colors and patterns, such as colorful tights. (Wikipedia)