Rare c1961-63 Mary Quant Mod Green & Black Mini Dress designer-annacat Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML (4-8)

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML (4-8)

Item# DD926

This piece also has an amazing silk chiffon overlay on the bodice

Fully lined in a fine black silk and closes with a low back zipper that begins at the bottom of the V

Rare c1961-63 Mary Quant Mod Green & Black Mini Dress designer-annacat Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML (4-8)Mary Quant become famous for her mini dresses in the 1960s, with some even attribute her as inventing them, though she always maintained that she took the style from the girls on the street and popularized it. The second label in this dress from Olgilvy's and the color of the Quant label are both clues that this is an early Quant piece. It is interesting to note that Olgilvy's was noted as being the first shop in Canada to bring in the "Chelsea Street