![]() ![]() Produced in both real and faux versions on mostly coats, pillbox hats and dresses. THE TREND: Spotted animal prints, particularly of the leopard variety. The mini was a small piece of fashion that metaphorically speaking, was the biggest idea of its time.īUY THEM NOW: ’60s Brown Suede Mini Skirt by Sainte Marie Vintage on Etsy, $28 / ’60s Plaid Mini Skirt by Sally Jane Vintage on Etsy, $26 Without the birth of the mini, there’d be no Daisy Dukes, hot pants, schoolgirl skirts, babydoll dresses and definitely not a pair of cut-off denim in sight. The miniskirt undoubtedly influenced the rise in hemline for all of fashion. Whether it’s formal, fun or funky there’s a style for every woman. ITS INFLUENCE: Every girl reading this right now owns or has owned a miniskirt of her own. While Courrèges and Bates may have predicted the future of the skirt, it was Quant that put the “mini” on the market. Bates was the main designer for UK spy series The Avengers, a show in which the male detective is surrounded by hot female assistants oftentimes costumed to show more skin than smarts. ![]() While both André Courrèges and Mary Quant claim that they invented the mini, other records state that John Bates also influenced birth of the idea. Rather than show the miniskirt to old school fashion buyers, Mary went where the trends were born and onto the mod-culture-immersed streets of London where men and women were already pushing the boundaries of fashion and laying claim to the art of self expression.īeginning in 1966 every Pretty Young Thing on Kings Road (one of London’s most famous fashion districts) was showing just how sexy the skin above her knee cap could be. It would take a British designer named Mary Quant to give the new hemline a name (she named it after her favorite car, the British “mini”) and to give it the marketing momentum it needed to reach the mainstream. The above-the-knee skirt was such a novel idea for the time that it was ill-received and not placed in stores for the season. ITS INVENTION: Records state that the miniskirt was first introduced to fashion buyers by French designer André Courrèges in 1964. ![]() THE TREND: The miniskirt, characterized by a hemline which fell a few inches above the knee (or shorter, if you dared!) If I missed a ’60s clothing trend you love, let me know by saying hello on Facebook, Twitter or Email!įeel free to scroll through the post to learn all about trends invented in the ’60s that have influenced fashion today, or click any of the links below to be taken immediately to the text within the article! #1: Mini Skirts #2: Leopard Print #3: Bell Bottoms #4: Knee-High Boots #5: The Empire Waist #6: No Waist #7: Tuxedo “Le Smoking” Jacket #8: The Pantsuit #9: Military Style #10: Patterned Tights Let me know what clothing invention of ’60s fashion surprised you most by leaving me a comment below the post! Because who knows? You might just start a few trends of your own! The ’60s is remembered for laying the seeds of change which would eventually grow and blossom to accomplish groundbreaking goals in the ’70s. It was thanks to the decade’s general “Let’s get on with the future” attitude that the Western world decided it no longer wished to be stuck in its old ways - both politically, socially and fashionably.įashion lovers, I encourage you not to be stuck in your old fashion ways! Start a revolution and wear vintage style today. ![]()
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