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Author:

Felix, Rebecca, 1984- author.

Title:

Mary Quant : miniskirt maker / Rebecca Felix.

Publisher:

Checkerboard Libraryan imprint of Abdo Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Quant, Mary--Juvenile literature.
Women fashion designers--Great Britain--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Businesswomen--Great Britain--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Clothing trade--Great Britain--History--Juvenile literature.
Skirts--History--Juvenile literature.
Fashion designers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women fashion designers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Short success -- A short history -- Art education -- Bazaar boutique -- Fashion revolution -- Supply & demand -- Scandalous skirts -- Fashion time machine -- Books, business & titles -- Small skirt, big impact -- Timeline -- Glossary.

Summary:

"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the developer of the miniskirt, Mary Quant. Follow Quant's story from her early years selling her designs in her shop Bazaar as she names the miniskirt and brings it from popular London skirt style to worldwide fashion trend! Fun facts, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO."--Publisher's website.

Series:

1st in fashion

ISBN:

1532110758
9781532110757

OCLC:

(OCoLC)975490082

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)