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World Service,03 Aug 1999,4 mins

Designing Clothes in the 1960s

My Century

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"It was a look that you could move in, dance in and be alive in." The fashion designer Mary Quant brought us the miniskirt in the 1960s, and a look that comprised a tunic dress, a ribbed top and flat shoes. She talks about her contribution to fashion and why 1960s fashion was so vibrant.

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