Mary Quant, a figure of the Swinging Sixties, died "peacefully" at her home in Surrey, southern England, according to her family. She was "one of the best-known designers of the twentieth century and an exceptional innovator," her family greeted.
Born on February 11, 1934 in London, she opened her first shop, "Bazaar", in 1955 in the Chelsea district then in full boil. This clothing and accessories store quickly became a meeting place for the Beatles or the Rolling Stones.