Mary Quant's Stamp Appearance

9 months ago 12th Jan 15:00

Mary Quant's mini-skirt design is to appear on a stamp as of tomorrow.

The designer, who made the mini-skirt globally famous more than 50 years ago, will have her iconic design imprinted on a stamp, specially issued by the Royal Mail.

Quant's mini-skirt is just one of the 10 designs chosen to represent 20th century classics. Other iconic things include a red telephone box, an underground map and the mini car.

The model chosen to appear on the stamp reportedly wears one of Quant's favourite fashion outfits, called the 'Banana Split', it's a black, fit-and-flare mini, with a zipper placed from the neck to the navel.

According to The Telegraph, Quant commented: In the 60s, we would pull the zip down to the model's belly-button and paint a daisy (her symbol) on it."

Quant, who is now 74 will see her outstanding achievements recognised later this month at the V&A's regular 'In Conversation With' event.