Rare c1961-63 Mary Quant Mod Green & Black Mini Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent Line with a cream silky

Line with a cream silky rayon though the skirt only

The sequins are placed so that they are dense and heavy as they circle the upper shoulders and then are scattered right down to the bottom hem and over the sleeves

Top Bodice seam: stretches from 11-15" flat across from side seam to side seam

This causes it to change subtly in the light and gives it a bit of a iridescent quality - very pretty and unusual

Unlined and closes with a side unpainted metal zipper

Rare c1961-63 Mary Quant Mod Green & Black Mini Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent Line with a cream silkyMary 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