Author: Mary Quant

Quotes

I always designed clothes from a very young age because I didn't like the way they were. They were paralyzing; they were stilted.

I always designed clothes from a very young age because I didn't like the way they were. They were paralyzing; they were stilted.

- Mary Quant

Risk it; go for it. Life always gives you another chance, another go at it. It's very important to take enormous risks.

Risk it; go for it. Life always gives you another chance, another go at it. It's very important to take enormous risks.

- Mary Quant

I liked my skirts short because I wanted to run and catch the bus to get to work.

I liked my skirts short because I wanted to run and catch the bus to get to work.

- Mary Quant

I have been on a diet since 1962.

I have been on a diet since 1962.

- Mary Quant

I didn't get fat even when I was pregnant. You have to work very hard at staying slim, and it's a bore. But it's worth it.

I didn't get fat even when I was pregnant. You have to work very hard at staying slim, and it's a bore. But it's worth it.

- Mary Quant

Fashion is a tool... to compete in life outside the home. People like you better, without knowing why, because people always react well to a person they like the looks of.

Fashion is a tool... to compete in life outside the home. People like you better, without knowing why, because people always react well to a person they like the looks of.

- Mary Quant

Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital.

Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital.

- Mary Quant

I saw no reason why childhood shouldn't last forever. So I created clothes that worked and moved and allowed people to run, to jump, to leap, to retain their precious freedom.

I saw no reason why childhood shouldn't last forever. So I created clothes that worked and moved and allowed people to run, to jump, to leap, to retain their precious freedom.

- Mary Quant

Good taste is death; vulgarity is life.

Good taste is death; vulgarity is life.

- Mary Quant

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