Mini skirt
The mini skirt is a short skirt ge schneidertes garment , the lower hem more or less above the knee ends of the wearer or the wearer.
history
overview
In its basic form it was not unknown at different times and in different cultures as practical clothing in the form of a concealment of the primary sexual characteristics tied around the waist for unhindered leg-free movement (see for example loincloth or skort in sportswear). In ancient times , mini skirts were also widely used as men's skirts , for example in Egypt and Greece . Even today, red mini skirts are part of the traditional tribal costume of the Maasai men.
The mini-skirt, named as such, was newly created for women's fashion in England in the early 1960s by fashion designer Mary Quant . Initially scandalized in public due to an erotically interpreted signal effect , it was one of several formative examples of pop culture and clothing fashion of the female youth of the cultures known as the “ Western World ” during the 1960s and 1970s. In the presence of the miniskirt - also expanded as a mini dress - in different style Variations in everyday clothing of secular -oriented industrial societies largely established and is supported mainly in the warmer seasons.
The first mini skirt
The mini-skirt was introduced to the stage world in 1932 thanks to the great success of the German operetta Der Zarewitsch von Lehár. The mini skirt was worn with calf-high and high-heeled leather boots by Nora Weindl . Corresponding stage photos were published in the book Bunte Bilder - Deutsche Bühne , published in 1934 .
In the following years, mini skirts were mainly worn by dancers in various films. For example, in Women for Golden Hill (1938), during a vocal performance by Kirsten Heiberg, several revue dancers can be seen in extremely short, futuristic-looking mini skirts, which are connected in the middle with an equally short top. Even in the 1940s, mini-skirts were often featured in revue films and musicals . In You were never more enchanting, for example, Rita Hayworth was presented in the dance number “Shorty George”, which she completed with Fred Astaire, in a pleated mini skirt with a matching blouse that was knotted above the navel. In the 1930s and 1940s, the mini skirt was an integral part of the outfits of so-called cigarette girls , especially in the USA , who sold their goods in clubs and bars. Such cigarette girls also appear in Ninotschka (1939), where they wear short black mini dresses with puff sleeves, the hem of which ends well above the knee. Such mini skirts or dresses were not worn in everyday life.
1960s
The mini-skirt was reintroduced into the fashion world much later by the British fashion designer Mary Quant . The miniskirt, which originated in Germany in the early 1930s and was rediscovered by Mary Quant, was featured for the first time in British Vogue in 1962 . Just three years later, the item of clothing, initially perceived as scandalous, had advanced to become a worldwide best seller. The French fashion designer André Courrèges was partly responsible for the re-emergence of the mini skirt by establishing it in the Parisian fashion world.
Mary Quant was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1966 for her courage and sensual, young creations . She appeared in a mini skirt for the award ceremony at Buckingham Palace . Around the summer of 1968 the mini skirt reached its maximum popularity and in 1969 (as "mini-mini" or "micro skirt") the highest possible hem height, with the panties becoming a publicly visible part of fashion.
perception
The miniskirt was partly perceived as a provocation or as an expression of general disrespect , but partly also understood as a sign of a new self-image and self-confidence of women who felt liberated from traditional constraints. The new length was able to assert itself in all social classes . Even the British royal family gave in to the trend and accepted a length of exactly seven centimeters above the knee. Mini-skirts were soon available in all materials, from classy to cheap, and they were worn whenever the opportunity arose. Mini-skirts were worn even in winter. The hosiery industry soon followed suit, bringing tights to the market instead of nylon stockings , which attracted a lot of attention to the legs. And there was also a tax advantage, because the miniskirt was initially classified as a children's clothing item due to its rather small size. Even clothes were in accordance with the mini skirt length to mini dresses .
Fashionable consequence
Only a short time later, the fashion industry brought the floor-length maxi skirt onto the market as a contrasting program. The next increase in 1971 could therefore only the hot pants ( " Hot panties bring"), but, like the mini and maxi skirt in the following years by the increase in long women pants diminished.
The mini skirt in fashion, 1970
Woman in Mini Skirt, 2006
Woman in a micro skirt, 2006
literature
- Bianca Lang, Tina Schraml, Lena Elster: The mini skirt. The revolution - the makers - the icons. Edel-Edition, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-941378-05-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxwTGQFVxME
- ↑ To be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhhKELUxB0
- ↑ Photo at: https://iamyouasheisme.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/want-cigarettes.png
- ↑ Andrea Reiff, Nadine Soeffing: Mini Skirt - The Unveiling of the Woman's Leg . In: parapluie. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Very relaxed . In: Der Spiegel 33/1969, accessed on Spiegel Online on January 20, 2011.
