I don't want my clothes to be anything like a uniform. I believe clothes should be a background to personality.

“I don’t want my clothes to be anything like a uniform. I believe clothes should be a background to personality. The dress should attract attention from across a room but, close to, no one should be distracted from the person, by the dress.
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— Mary Quant from "Quant by Quant" The autobiography of Mary Quant published by V&A publishing.