Mini revolution: 20 iconic star looks in ultra-short skirts

March 4, 1965 opened a whole new page in the history of the fashion industry. 58 years ago today, British designer Mary Quant introduced the revolutionary short skirts that would later open an era, first to London and then to the whole world. The inspiration for such a provocative invention were images of tap dancers whose uniforms were tight tights and short trapezoid dresses.

The first models, codenamed “mini”, debuted at the Bazaar store on Kings Road and … sold out in a record 10 days. At that moment it became clear that the youth of London were ready for a revolution against the primitive and conservative older generation.

Years later, Mary Quant herself recalled that the windows of the store were constantly swaying from the blows and shouts were heard from outside: “Immoral! Disgusting!” However, the fashion trend had many (or even dozens of times) more followers, so dangerous minis fit very quickly into the rocking 1960s. Moreover, they became the personification of the decade. By the way, skirts so short It is worth noting that Mary Quant had to sew matching panties to her underwear so that it would not attract attention.

Now it is impossible to imagine our life without miniskirts. Designers continue to come back to the invention of Mary Quant, which offers a variety of options in their collections, and the fashion community is enjoying the brand new models.

Of course, for many, the miniskirt is associated with the age of zero and its main style icons. We’re sure that when you think of a glamorous decade, images of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and J. Lo come to mind. Therefore, today we will support your desire for nostalgia and remember 20 iconic images of the stars in miniskirts. True, we offer to dive not only to zero, but also to other decades.

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s

Twiggy, 1960s

Jane Fonda, 1960s

Jane Birkin, 1980s

Kate Moss, 1990s

Naomi Campbell, 1990s

Paris Hilton, 2000s

Britney Spears2000s

Christina Aguilera, 2000s

Halle Berry2000s