Fashion designer Mary Quant, credited with popularising the mini skirt, dies aged 93

She was one of the most influential figures in the fashion scene of the 1960s

Fashion designer Mary Quant, who has died aged 93, pictured in 1966

Fashion designer Mary Quant, who was widely credited with popularising the mini skirt, has died at the age of 93, her family said.

The British fashion designer died peacefully at her home in Surrey on Thursday morning, a statement from her family to the PA news agency said.