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adorned with a tie up belt and high collar; perfection at it’s finest. As with everything in that room, the jackets were far beyond their time, showing the futuristic image that Quant pictured for women of all ages. Not quite completely on the topic of coats, but possibly my favourite thing was a black catsuit designed for exercises. To be brutally honest, it looked like it belonged more on a batman movie poster than on an everyday woman, but that wouldn’t stop me from wearing it to the gym given half the chance (you think I’m kidding). I found the whole visit so powerful, especially with my grandparents who experienced that advance in culture and witnessed the fashion industry’s developments over time. I always say that I was born in the wrong era, and my suspicions have only been confirmed since stepping into that new world filled with colour and prints, not just rips and mesh slogans. The pyjamas in the collection were the most luxurious of items with fluff and everything glamorous. I think it’s so important to understand that we live now in so much freedom with the chance to show as much leg or midriff as you want without half as much intervention as back then. I have still not recovered from the amount of block colouring and platinum hair in the walls of the V and A that day, but it certainly left me feeling inspired and enlightened and possibly on the verge of sneaking back to steal that raincoat for winter use (I promise I didn’t). Although I have given you an insight, I believe everyone should visit The Victoria and Albert Museum and see the Mary Quant collection to truly see all the fabulous things I haven’t even touched on in this article. On a final note, if you see me running down the street wearing a catsuit and moon boots, carrying a bundle of bright clothes, looking flustered, do not contact the authorities. Thank you.
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