Mary Quant Fly-By tights

Front view of a packet of tight showing the Mary Quant logo. Rear view of a packet of tight showing the tights through the packet.
Front view of a packet of tight showing the Mary Quant logo. Rear view of a packet of tight showing the tights through the packet.

Description

A pair of Mary Quant 'Fly -By Tights' in their original packaging. With the introduction of the mini skirt in the 1960s came the demand for more streamlined hosiery. The need for an alternative to the suspender and sometimes unsightly stocking top popularised the fashion for tights or pantyhose. This pair of black, seamfree, Mary Quant tights would have been offered for sale at the time when the mini skirt, which the designer is credited with introducing in the 1960s, was at its most popular. The packet design is a striking black and white Mary Quant daisy logo pattern.
Designers & Manufacturers
Designer (Person)
Manufacturer

Inscriptions

"Mary Quant. Fly-By Tights. Foreign."

Object number

AIBDC : 001398

Date

1960 - 1969 (circa)

Method

fibre
garment
Dimensions
Width
180mm
Height
235mm

Colour