Mary quant was born in 1934. when she was young, there were no teenage fashions. young women were dressed like grown-ups or little girls. at thirteen, she designed her own school uniform. she wore short dresses and long socks. after school, mary went to goldsmith's college in london}, she didn't enter the college but she met her future husband, alexander plunkett-green. like mary he wore unusual clothes, such as purple velvet trousers and pajamas jackets. mary quant opened bazaar in 1955 on the king’s road, one of the first london boutiques. it became the social centre for the so- called chelsea set, a bohemian crowd of trend- setters, writers and artists. it was called bazaar. mary designed all the clothes and made them on her old sewing machine. the 1960s are often called the "swinging sixties". during these years mary's designs became very popular. everyone loved her mini-skirts and coloured tights. thanks to mary, london became the fashion capital of the world. mary's fashion shows differed a lot from what they had been before. mary's models didn't walk — they danced to pop music. soon mary's clothes became popular in america too. in 1966, mary was awarded the o.b.e. (a special medal given by the queen). later on mary started her own cosmetics company. she designed smart black, white and silver packagings for it, with the quant daisy symbol that is still the same today. today, mary's business is worth 100 million pounds. she is still designing — not just clothes, but also a perfume called "havoc" and some other things. she has now opened the mary quant colour shop in london's carnaby street. 1)when mary was thirteen: a)she dreessed like alittle girl. b)she designed her school uniform. c)she dressed like a grown-up. 2)after school,mary went london.there she: a)entered goldsmith college. b)wore unusual clotuers,such as purple velvet thousers. c)met her future husband.
