Mary Quant changed the direction and prominence of British fashion when she opened her boutique on the King’s Road in Chelsea, London.
Mary opened her tiny shop in 1955; Wow! talk about ahead of the times. She called her boutique BAZAAR and it was an instant hit. Quant is as much as iconic figure of the 1960’s Swinging London era as The Beatles and the Rolling Stones - both of which were customers at her boutique. 64 years later in 2019, the prestigious V&A Museum in London hosted a major blockbuster exhibition of her work. The museum had a groovy launch party with champers, food and a band playing 60’s hits.
As a native Londoner I was always amazed/annoyed/out raged/disgusted that Quant’s world altering boutique was never commemorated with a plaque. So I set out to correct the gross oversight – and succeeded. With funding from Cadogan Estates and support from the V&A Museum, a plaque was manufactured and an unveiling event was set for 16th Sept 2019.
Mary Quant’s son, Orlando Plunket-Green, did the unveiling honors for his legendary mother. The Bazaar sign in the bottom corner is the original boutique, 1955-1969. After '69 MQ was a full time designer selling her designs around the world.
The unveiling event received good press coverage including a piece in Italian VOGUE. Quello è buono!
