widely credited with popularising the miniskirt, has died at 93. her family said she was one of the most internationally recognised fashion designers of the 20th century and an outstanding innovator. from her first store in the kings road in chelsea in london in 1955, she quickly established herself as a unique contributor to british fashion. the designer died peacefully at her home in surrey on thursday morning according to a statement from herfamily thursday morning according to a statement from her family to the pa news agency. in paris, we ve been following the ongoing protests, the 12th day of protests. unions are calling for hundreds of thousands of people to take to the streets once more to object to proposed changes to the pension age in france. president macron proposing to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, but
setback. hopefully talk to you tomorrow, thanks setback. hopefully talk to you tomorrow, thanks very - setback. hopefully talk to you tomorrow, thanks very much. | setback. hopefully talk to you i tomorrow, thanks very much. that s rebecca morelle. that s rebecca morelle. in the last few minutes, thanks very much. in the last few minutes, that the fashion designer, dame mary quant, has died at the age of 93. a statement from her family said she died peacefully at home in surrey this morning . our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at her life. when mary ouant invades new realms of fashion, bright young girls are interested and so is the national press. it wasn t just a new look. it s suggested a new way of life. it really was the first time that emancipation of women became possible. i was very full of the sort of elation that was happening then. the miniskirt, the hot pants, the coloured tights, the uniform for a new age. mary quant s parents were teachers from wales who
Quant helped popularize the miniskirt and the innovative tights that went along with it. Some compared her impact on fashion with the Beatles’ impact on music