Mary Quant is remembered as one of the original "disruptors" in fashion. Photo: AP
Fashion designer Mary Quant, the style queen of Britain's Swinging Sixties who popularised the miniskirt, died on Thursday (April 14) aged 93, her family said, prompting a flood of tributes.
Whether Quant actually invented the then scandalously short skirts has long been disputed, with French designer Andre Courreges insisting he was the first to raise hemlines high on the thigh.
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