It was all too much for Coco Chanel. As the sixties started to swing, the French fashion icon pronounced mini-skirts to be “just awful”. She also famously declared that she had never met a man who ...

From popularising the bob hairstyle with the help of her pal Vidal Sassoon to creating waterproof mascara and hot pants, Dame Mary Quant’s enduring mark on the beauty and fashion world can be felt on ...