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Mary Quant was one of the most iconic fashion designer of the 1960s. Along with her husband, Alexander Plunket-Greene and business partner Archie McNair, she opened her first boutique, Bazaar, on the King’s Road in 1955. She originally stocked clothes from wholesalers but soon became frustrated with the options available and began designing her own clothes, which proved to be a great success. This dress is from Ginger Group, which Quant opened in 1963, selling pieces at a lower price-point, opening up her designs to a wider market. Quant quickly became a global brand and had particularly strong link with America. \n\nThe dress combines three different geometric prints. It has a fitted bodice and slightly flared skirt with large gatehred sleeves and waist tie. This dress has a label indicating it was sold at Marshall Fields & Co., an American company with stores in Chicago. It represents the international reach of Quant’s designs.","physicalDescription":"A dress designed by Mary Quant for Ginger Group, England 1971. The dress combines three different geometric prints. It has a fitted bodice and slightly flared skirt with voluminous plumed sleeves and waist bow. 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Made out of co-ordinated fine wool prints by Liberty, this versatile dress retailed for\r\n£20 (about £150 today). On Decimal Day, 15 February 1971, guineas and shillings were finally abolished and replaced with the UK monetary system used today.\r\n\r\nLiberty printed Varuna wool\r\nLabelled ‘Mary Quant’s Ginger Group’\r\nMade at the Steinberg factory, Pontypridd, Wales (probably)\r\nV&A: T.84:1&2-2018\r\n","date":{"text":"30/03/2020","earliest":"2020-03-30","latest":"2020-03-30"}}],"partNumbers":["T.84:1-2018","T.84:2-2018"],"accessionNumberNum":"84","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":2018,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-17","recordCreationDate":"2018-01-05","availableToBook":true}}