If a single word defines an era, the sixties can be defined by the word “liberation.” Change was in the air in the 60s. It was an era of social movements and peaceful revolution that spread from the campus to the fashion advice columns.
The children of the 1960s were the ones that embraced everything new and rebellious. The Civil Rights Movement and the sexual revolution both began then and the mood that swept the nation and the world even extended to the world of fashion. The mini skirt is a lasting testament to that.
Different people spell it differently, but the mini-skirt, miniskirt or mini skirt remains the same: it is short and sexy and only for the young and the bold. A French fashion label was the first to lift the hemline above the knees in 1964.
For some reason, though, it took a 1966 version of the skirt to make it catch on. It was the even higher hemlined Chelsea style skirt that grabbed the world’s attention.
After that, the miniskirt ruled the fashion world. Some thanks has to be given to the inventors of the pantyhose, because without that, there may never have been a mini. At any rate, it took off like a rocket and it wasn’t long before every woman young enough to get away with it was wearing a mini skirt in the clubs and on the streets of every major city.
Gradually, mini-skirts were replaced by the next big thing in fashion, but they never disappeared altogether. While the denim mini continues to be the biggest seller, their are still plenty of bold young women who wear them in everything from vinyl to leather. They are still the sexiest skirts around, too, especially if they’re in see-through fabrics or in a schoolgirl or nurse design.
If you’re looking for fearless fashion advice, take it from the sixties. The sixties told us to do our own thing and “if it feels good, do it.” Don’t listen to anybody else, girls – do what you want!
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