Mary Quant, a British fashion designer known for her role in popularizing the miniskirt and styling the 1960s, has died at the age of 93. She was widely recognized as a key figure in the fashion of the era, with many outlets referring to her as a pioneer or inventor of the miniskirt. Quant's designs were seen as a defining aspect of the "Swinging Sixties," and she was honored with a damehood.