Inventor of the mini skirt: Mary Quant

Inventor of the mini skirt: Mary Quant

The first fashion designer to present the miniskirt to Buckingham Palace, Mary Quant was born in 1934. She studied teaching at the University of London, Goldsmith College, and her acquaintance with fashion began by adapting paper motifs. Quant's first customers, who sold the clothes she designed in her studio apartment and paid for the fabric the next day, were from the same social circle as him.

Umbrella: Who Invented When?

Umbrella: Who Invented When?

You went outside and after a while it started to rain. What is this? Rain clouds… You got caught in the rain that started pouring down. Oops, you don't have an umbrella with you! So, "Who invented the umbrella, when?" Did you think?

Edison's female version: Margaret Knight

Edison's female version: Margaret Knight

There are many inventions that make our life easier, such as electricity, cars, mobile phones. But what would we do without the inventions that we use in our daily lives and which we regard as insignificant? For example, would shopping be easy without paper bags?