| 6 June |
Fashion Advice For 2010 |
The 1960s will always be remembered as an era of change. If one word defines the era, it is “liberation.” Many of the major social movements that have shaped our world today began in the sixties. If you want fearless fashion advice, look to the sixties!
Sexual revolution and women’s revolution were just two of the revolutions taking place in the 60s. These revolutionary movements spilled over into the fashion industry. If you need proof of this, just look at the mini skirt.
Some spell it mini skirt, some spell it mini-skirt and some spell it miniskirt. No matter how it’s spelled, it’s the same: it’s very short and very sexy. It’s been that way ever since a French fashion house moved the hemlines of skirts up several inches above the knees in 1964.
Then a British designer took her cue from them and pushed the limits even further with the Chelsea style skirt. That was in 1966.
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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