Plus: How TK Maxx became a middle-class shopping obsession and the remarkable renaissance of Sheffield
| In association with |  | |  |  | By Tamara Abraham
FASHION EDITOR | | | It’s hard to overstate the impact of Dame Mary Quant on fashion. The designer, who has died at the age of 93, brought the mini skirt to the masses, but we can also credit her with the popularity of tights (less faff than stockings), jersey dresses (uncreasable, day-to-night appeal) and smart flat shoes in which women could work all day and dance all night – not to mention that Vidal Sassoon bob, of which she was an early and high-profile adopter. The Telegraph’s Head of Fashion Lisa Armstrong remembers her as a design pioneer.
I wonder what Quant made of the high street today? According to the ONS, retail sales were up by 1.2 per cent in February, a return to pre-pandemic levels despite the cost of living crisis – with particularly strong sales at discount stores and second-hand shops.
TK Maxx has benefited from this in a big way, with rising profits and a planned rollout of new stores in the UK. I wrote about how TK Maxx became a middle-class shopping obsession.
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