When I opened my first shop, city gents were still carrying tightly furled umbrellas and wearing bowler hats. It was into this world that I launched my new ideas about fashion. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
I liked masculine fabrics: Prince of Wales checks, city pinstripes, and flannels - worn with black tights, flattish shoes. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
I can't imagine not working, really. I just think work's more fun than fun. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
As the daughter of two teachers with first-class degrees, I'd always seen myself as a duffer by comparison. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
I've always loved painting and drawing. I wish I'd developed it more and exhibited. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
The gods gave man fire and he invented fire engines. They gave him love and he invented marriage. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
I liked my skirts short because I wanted to run and catch the bus to get to work. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
I always designed clothes from a very young age because I didn't like the way they were. They were paralyzing; they were stilted. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
One day, a new fabric appeared on the scene. PVC was shiny, waterproof, and unlike anything I'd ever seen before. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
I saw no reason why childhood shouldn't last forever. So I created clothes that worked and moved and allowed people to run, to jump,… — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
I used to start re-arranging my school uniform, hitching up my skirt to be more exciting-looking. — Mary Quant Copy Share Image
