Yahoo News Mary Quant plaque unveiled on site of her original boutique
As London Fashion Week continues to dazzle in the drizzle, one of Britain’s fashion greats, Dame Mary Quant, has been celebrated with a new plaque.
Sitting pretty atop 138A King’s Road, the original site of her ground-breaking boutique Bazaar, the plaque was unveiled by her son, Orlando Plunket Greene.
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The plaque acknowledges the boutique, which pioneered the Mod style of the 60s and reads: ‘Dame Mary Quant. Fashion Designer opened her boutique Bazaar on this site in 1955’.
From its aristocratic origins as King Charle’s II’s private road, the now-named King’s Road has led the fashion set through decades of trends – from Mods to Punks and Sloanes to New Romantics.
Hugh Seaborn, Chief Executive of Cadogan, said in a statement: “The King’s Road has a long, rich heritage as the home of innovation and inspiring trends. Dame Mary is an iconic character central to the Road, who revolutionised retail with immense global impact.”
Quant is set to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Fashion Awards this week and a retrospective exploring her career is running at the V&A until February 16, 2020.
