{"id":16314,"date":"2023-08-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aata.dev\/?p=16314"},"modified":"2023-08-25T13:16:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:16:05","slug":"mary-quant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aata.dev\/index.php\/2023\/08\/28\/mary-quant\/","title":{"rendered":"MARY QUANT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MARY QUANT:<\/strong> Fashion Revolutionary: Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

previewed by Liz Dutton and Catherine Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition tickets: Book online<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are valid for entry at any time on the date booked. Adults \u00a38.50 plus booking fee, Concession \u00a36.50 plus booking fee, Under 12s FREE. Tickets also available on the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For bookings of 12 people or more, please contact us using the email address below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GlasgowMuseumsHire@Glasgowlife.org.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This international exhibition from the V&A focuses on the years from 1955, when Mary Quant opened her experimental boutique Bazaar on the King\u2019s Road, Chelsea, through the \u2018Swinging Sixties\u2019 when Mary Quant was awarded her OBE, to 1975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

photo 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mary Quant and Vidal Sassoon, 1964. \u00a9 Ronald Dumont\/Daily Express\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition Now on until 22 October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Quant revolutionised the high street with her subversive and playful designs for a younger generation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The V&A\u2019s major retrospective of Dame Mary Quant, one of Britain\u2019s most iconic and celebrated fashion designers, is now on at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum until 22 October 2023, after returning from international tour. This is the final chance to see the exhibition, which features over 100 garments, accessories, cosmetics and photographs drawn from the V&A\u2019s extensive collections, Dame Mary Quant\u2019s archive and, following a public appeal, many private collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on the years from 1955, when Quant opened her experimental boutique Bazaar<\/em> on the King\u2019s Road, Chelsea, through the \u2018Swinging Sixties\u2019 when Mary Quant was awarded her OBE, to 1975, it showcases the period when Quant revolutionised the high street with her subversive and playful designs for a younger generation. From Quant\u2019s early years when the self-taught designer created garments overnight, to her designs being sold internationally, the exhibition reveals the real stories behind the myths and shows how Quant democratised fashion and empowered women through her determination, ingenuity and unique personal style, which she exported around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Displays explore the evolution of the miniskirt, her novel use of modern materials such as PVC, and how her Ginger Group wholesale label was sold internationally from Glasgow\u2019s House of Fraser to department stores in San Francisco and Sydney. Alongside miniskirts, hot pants and tights, accessories, including Quant Afoot shoes, and make-up, iconic photographs will celebrate the marketing campaigns that helped promote Mary Quant\u2019s photogenic looks and youthful brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dame Mary Quant received the Companion of Honour Award in HM King Charles III\u2019s first New Years Honours List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenny Lister, co-curator of Mary Quant at the V&A, said: \u2018Mary Quant transformed the fashion system, overturning the dominance of luxury couture from Paris. She dressed liberated women, freed from rules and regulations, and from dressing like their mothers.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dame Mary Quant said: \u2018It was a wonderfully exciting time and despite the frenetic, hard work we had enormous fun. We didn\u2019t necessarily realise that what we were creating was pioneering, we were simply too busy relishing all the opportunities and embracing the results before rushing on to the next challenge!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, until 22 October 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets: Adults \u00a38.50, Concession \u00a36.50, Under 12s FREE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For groups of 12 people or more, please email<\/a> u<\/a>s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make your own Mary Quant style clothes!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love the Quant style?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not make your own 1960s-style minidress or Georgie dress? The free, downloadable sewing patterns are available on the V&A website, inspired by Mary Quant’s classic A-line mini \u2013 the look that defined a generation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Quant style minidress pattern<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Quant style Georgie dress pattern<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talks and Events<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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