Mary Quant (1930–2023)
Auteur van Classic Makeup and Beauty
Over de Auteur
Fotografie: Mary Quant, 2016.
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Algemene kennis
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Quant, Barbara Mary (birth name)
Plunket Greene, Dame Barbara Mary (marriage name) - Geboortedatum
- 1930-02-11
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2023-04-13
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- England
- Geboorteplaats
- Blackheath, London, England
- Plaats van overlijden
- Surrey, England (at home)
- Opleiding
- Blackheath High School
Goldsmiths College - Beroepen
- fashion designer
fashion icon - Relaties
- Greene, Harry Plunket (husband's paternal grandfather)
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Dress of the Year (inaugural award|1963)
Order of the British Empire (OBE|1966|Dame|2015)
British Fashion Council (Hall of Fame|1990)
Heriot-Watt University (honorary doctorate|2006)
Companion of Honour (CH|2023)
Chartered Society of Designers (fellow|Minerva Medal winner)
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 8
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 152
- Populariteit
- #137,198
- Waardering
- 3.3
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 23
- Talen
- 5
Mary tells her story in a light, anecdotal style, interspersing short chapters on travel, gardening, style and colour throughout the selective account of her personal and professional life. Bono was right - she talks (and writes) in soundbites! Perhaps wisely, she glosses over the details of her long marriage to Alexander Plunket-Greene ('APG'), referring only briefly to his womanising ('that makes life bumpy' - 'I knew it was partly my fault').
Mary is a powerhouse of talent and style, who has truly earned her fame, and she tells a great story. A light, entertaining read.… (meer)