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The pioneering self-taught designer is hailed by many as the inventor of the mini-skirt

Designer who revolutionised British fashion in the 1960s

Dame Mary died ‘peacefully at home in Surrey’ at the aged of 93 on Thursday.

Mary Quant, the fashion queen of Britain's Swinging Sixties who popularised the miniskirt, has died at the age of 93.

Fashion designer Mary Quant, the style queen of Britain's Swinging Sixties who popularised the miniskirt, died on Thursday aged 93, her family said, prompting a flood of tributes.

The late fashion designer will be remembered for revolutionising clothing for women in the 1960s.

Dame Mary - the British queen of Swinging Sixties fashion who introduced miniskirts and hot pants to the world - changed the face of fashion forever and was described as brilliant and revolutionary.

The visionary designer also created hot pants, the skinny-rib sweater and waterproof mascara.

The peaceful death of Mary Quant at the age of 93 should also be an occasion to celebrate her dynamic life as a great British fashion designer who transformed the way women looked.

Fashion designer Mary Quant, the style queen of Britain's Swinging Sixties who popularised the miniskirt, died on Thursday aged 93, her family said, prompting a flood of tributes. But there is no doubt that without Quant, the mini would not have become an icon of 1960s youth rebellion.