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Biography
Barbara Mary Quant is a Welsh fashion designer and British fashion icon. She became an instrumental figure in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion movements and one of the designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants.
Awards & recognition
- Companion of Honour · 2022
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
- Royal Designer — Industry · 1969
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
