More than just a miniskirt: Two exhibitions reveal how Mary Quant shaped our world
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It features rare and early designs by Quant and Conran, plus clothing, textiles, furniture, lighting and homeware by fellow members of the “Chelsea set”, the bohemian west London crowd they ran with. “People don’t really want to even call them ‘decorative arts’ any more – it sounds less important than it is,” Dennis Nothdruft, head of exhibitions at the Fashion and Textile Museum, points out. “I brought Butterick paper patterns and cut out pieces where I didn’t want them and added more paper where I did,” Quant is quoted in the catalogue to Swinging London as saying. Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution is at the Fashion and Textile Museum, 8 February to 2 June ; Mary Quant is at the V&A 6 April till 16 Feb 2020
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