Mary Quant: Designing the Iconic Mod Style of the 1960s

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Mary Quant: Designing the Look of the Swinging Sixties

Color and comfort are shown in several Mary Quant designs.

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “The whole 1960s thing was a ten-year running party, which was lovely. It started at the end of the 1950s and sort of faded a bit when it became muddled with flower power. It was marvelous.”…

Nick Boschetto
September 1, 2024

Talk of the Trade

Being Mod: Exploring the 1960s London Youth Subculture

According to the Museum of Youth Culture, Mod is defined as “a youth subculture whose origins can be traced back to the late 1950s and a group of young Londoners calling themselves “Modernists” due to their love of Modern Jazz…

Nick Boschetto
August 19, 2024