Miniskirt her inspirations was the memory of seeing a young tap-dancer wearing a "tiny skirt over thick black tights," influencing her designs for young, active women who did not wish to resemble their mothers. In addition to the miniskirt, Quant is often credited with inventing the coloured and patterned tights that tended to accompany the garment, although their creation is also attributed to the Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga who offered harlequin-patterned tights in 1962 or to Bates. In 2009, a Mary Quant minidress was among the 10 British "design classics" featured on a series of Royal Mail stamps, alongside the Tube
Steve Jackson (British game designer) University in London, where he teaches the Digital Games Theory and Design MA. He is often mistaken for Steve Jackson, an American game designer. The US Jackson also wrote three books in the "Fighting Fantasy" series, which adds to the confusion, especially as these books were simply credited to "Steve Jackson" without any acknowledgement that it was a different person. Steve Jackson (British game designer) Steve Jackson (born 20 May 1951) is a British game designer, writer, and game reviewer. Steve Jackson began his career in games in 1974 as a freelance journalist with "Games & Puzzles" magazine. In early