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A miniskirt (sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt, separated as mini skirt, or sometimes shortened to simply mini) is a skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level, normally no longer than 10 cm (4 in) below the buttocks; [1] and a dress with such a hemline is called a minidress or a miniskirt dress.
13 kwi 2023 · The tale of short skirt predates modern civilization. Archaeologists have uncovered figurines dating between 5400 to 4700 B.C. dressed in kilt-like coverings, and Ancient Egyptian frescos ...
Mary Quant has often been credited with 'inventing' the miniskirt – the most era-defining look of the 1960s. In reality, the introduction of 'above the knee' skirts was a gradual process. Contemporary photographs and surviving dresses show that it took until 1966 for skirts to become really short.
21 paź 2014 · Katya Foreman looks back at the style icon. Among the many revolutions of the Swinging ’60s, from The Beatles to the first man on the moon, the miniskirt remains one of the era’s most enduring...
13 kwi 2023 · Although there's some dispute about who actually invented the miniskirt (French designer Andre Courreges says the thigh-skimming hemline was his creation) the name was Quant's alone.
14 kwi 2023 · Quant is best remembered for the miniskirt, which she popularized, though she did not profess to be its inventor.
14 kwi 2023 · From female icons such as Twiggy during the Sixties to the music of the Beatles, from youth myths to transgression: the London revolution passes through Quant’s invention of the miniskirt.
