The first part of a very long post. I recently attended an exhibit dedicated to the fashion of the 1960s. Good times. Elegant. Rebellious. Jackie O. Twiggy. Bardot. The Beatles. Hippies. And much more. The history of mini-skirts deserved special mention at the exhibit. A mini-skirt is a perfect example of how changes outside the world of haute couture can revolutionize fashion. The invention of a birth control pill (no direct bearing on fashion) and tights replacing stockings (utilitarian rather that haute couture-related) were the two major events that are held responsible for the sixties skirt hemline.  Observe: Birth control pill  =  change in attitudes to sex life =not shameful to be physically attractive =chance to show more skin. Tights = no need to wear the full ensemble of stockings and a garter belt = another excuse to show more skin. Fashion is  sensitive to changes hapepning outside its realm. The miniskirt was just as much a symbol and a reflection of the epoch, as were, for example, the tuxedos and boyish haircuts of femmes émancipées. And the examples are numerous.

The first part of a very long post.

I recently attended an exhibit dedicated to the fashion of the 1960s. Good times. Elegant. Rebellious. Jackie O. Twiggy. Bardot. The Beatles. Hippies. And much more.

The history of mini-skirts deserved special mention at the exhibit. A mini-skirt is a perfect example of how changes outside the world of haute couture can revolutionize fashion. The invention of a birth control pill (no direct bearing on fashion) and tights replacing stockings (utilitarian rather that haute couture-related) were the two major events that are held responsible for the sixties skirt hemline. 

Observe:

  1. Birth control pill  =  change in attitudes to sex life =not shameful to be physically attractive =chance to show more skin.
  2. Tights = no need to wear the full ensemble of stockings and a garter belt = another excuse to show more skin.

Fashion is  sensitive to changes hapepning outside its realm. The miniskirt was just as much a symbol and a reflection of the epoch, as were, for example, the tuxedos and boyish haircuts of femmes émancipées. And the examples are numerous.

The first part of a very long post. I recently attended an exhibit dedicated to the fashion of the 1960s. Good times. Elegant. Rebellious. Jackie O. Twiggy. Bardot. The Beatles. Hippies. And much more. The history of mini-skirts deserved special mention at the exhibit. A mini-skirt is a perfect example of how changes outside the world of haute couture can revolutionize fashion. The invention of a birth control pill (no direct bearing on fashion) and tights replacing stockings (utilitarian rather that haute couture-related) were the two major events that are held responsible for the sixties skirt hemline.  Observe: Birth control pill  =  change in attitudes to sex life =not shameful to be physically attractive =chance to show more skin. Tights = no need to wear the full ensemble of stockings and a garter belt = another excuse to show more skin. Fashion is  sensitive to changes hapepning outside its realm. The miniskirt was just as much a symbol and a reflection of the epoch, as were, for example, the tuxedos and boyish haircuts of femmes émancipées. And the examples are numerous.

The first part of a very long post.

I recently attended an exhibit dedicated to the fashion of the 1960s. Good times. Elegant. Rebellious. Jackie O. Twiggy. Bardot. The Beatles. Hippies. And much more.

The history of mini-skirts deserved special mention at the exhibit. A mini-skirt is a perfect example of how changes outside the world of haute couture can revolutionize fashion. The invention of a birth control pill (no direct bearing on fashion) and tights replacing stockings (utilitarian rather that haute couture-related) were the two major events that are held responsible for the sixties skirt hemline. 

Observe:

  1. Birth control pill  =  change in attitudes to sex life =not shameful to be physically attractive =chance to show more skin.
  2. Tights = no need to wear the full ensemble of stockings and a garter belt = another excuse to show more skin.

Fashion is  sensitive to changes hapepning outside its realm. The miniskirt was just as much a symbol and a reflection of the epoch, as were, for example, the tuxedos and boyish haircuts of femmes émancipées. And the examples are numerous.

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