The French fashion houses with established reputations continued to play a leading role in the post-war years. Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Molyneux, Pierre Balmain and Coco Chanel continued to have a powerful impact, as did the great British designers, for example, Norman Hartnell and Hardy Amies. French designers of the 1960s were attracted to the British fashion ideals of youth and dynamic urban living, typified by the mini, they included Yves Saint Laurent, Andres Courreges, Paco Rabanne and Pierre Cardin. Leading British fashion designers of the period include Mary Quant, Barbara Hulanicki (Biba) and Jean Muir.