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Article: From Mary Quant to Merry Christmas.(Features)
- Article from:
- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2001
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Former Vogue model Mary Howard has revolutionised rural retailing with her Christmas bazaar.
Now she's hoping it will catch on in the North West too. Penny Fray reports
MARY Howard has come a long way since hitting the headlines for flashing her bottom in a Mary Quant miniskirt. Nowadays, the aristocratic wife and former Vogue model, organises Christmas fetes for a living.
But these are no ordinary markets where grannies sell their baked goods and parents dutifully turn out in their droves to help children buy the bric-a-brac on offer. Rather, they are prestigious events that take place in venues like Ascot, York Racing Ground and now Haydock ...