Dame Barbara Mary Quant (11 February 1930 – 13 April 2023) was a fashion designer and fashion icon from the United Kingdom. She played a key role in the 1960s London-based Mod and youth fashion trends.
She was one among the designers who claimed to have invented the miniskirt and hotpants. Ernestine Carter(7) stated: “A fortunate few are born at the right time, in the right place, and with the right talents. There are three in recent fashion: Chanel, Dior, and Mary Quant.”
What is Mary Quant’s net worth?
Mary Quant had a net worth of $22 million at the time of her death in April 2023, according to several sources. The majority of her fortune was amassed over her lengthy and distinguished career in fashion. Quant, who was born in London in 1930, developed an interest in fashion as a teenager, designing and producing her own outfits.
How much does Mary Quant make a year?
The late fashion designer’s annual salary is not available as of the time of her death. However, she had a net worth estimated to be $22 million.
Meanwhile, Quant was born in Blackheath, London, on 11 February 1930, Her parents, Jack, and Mildred Quant, came from mining families, but they both received scholarships to grammar school and earned first-class degrees at Cardiff University before moving to London to work as school teachers.
Quant graduated from Blackheath High School. Her ambition for college had been to study fashion; however, her parents discouraged her from doing so, and she instead studied illustration and art education at Goldsmiths College, where she graduated in 1953. After completing her degree, she was apprenticed to Erik Braagaard, a high-end Mayfair milliner on Brook Street, close door to Claridge’s hotel.
