Mary Quant Exhibition

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If you have a passion for fashion, then swing into the sixties at the Mary Quant exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. Packed full of unique dresses, skirts, tops, shoes and many more, the sixties was truly a statement era for fashion, with bursts of colour, wacky patterns and staple pieces that we see in our modern world, where do you think the buttoned shirt with jeans came from! The sixties is where unisex dress really blossomed, with the invention of the drainpipe jeans, capri pants and casual tees.

   

Mary Quant captured the sixties fashion beautifully. She started out as a self taught designer who went to evening classes on cutting and was all about creating practical and comfy clothing, that had a sense of style. Making adjustments to earlier fashion styles, such as bringing the hem up on skirts and dresses, (which she took inspiration from Courrѐges designs), really worked well with her clothing. Using bold shapes and to create patterns and colour really was a flare that she aspired to very well, for instance her signature daisy design.

   


I really like how Quant's garment style adjusted differently to the seasons. For instance, the summer section, from the fitting to the elegant accents and dainty patterns was truly magnificent and unique.

   



Having 200 pieces at the exhibition, it really does show the fun youthful look that the 1950's and 1960's generation had. Some pieces have actually been sent from the youth of that time to be displayed, so as well as the artistic craft there's also that sense of story and history behind the garments. For instance, there are some pieces that a lady, who lived in Malaysia wore that she got shipped from the shop in Kings Road. As she wondered around, people in Malaysia were pleasantly surprised by the unique designs.

         



As well as the clothing there was also a display of her accessories, such as the bright beret and big glasses along with her make up line, with her daisy logo being the iconography of it all. Quant wanted to experiment with colour a bring something new to makeup that women hadn't thought of using. Furthermore, she wanted more flexibility, so that women spent less time applying and to have palettes that were easy to transport and fewer to carry around.

         

If there was a choice to go back in time, I would definitely pick the 50's and 60's, just to be part of this electrifying and unique time in fashion! The exhibition is on until February 16th 2020 and tickets are only £12.00, so if your in London I highly recommend going.

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