They said the 1960s swung and indeed it did—especially when it comes to fashion. In one corner of ’ , we had delivering prim and presidential looks in simplistic silhouettes in pastel-pretty colors. In the other corner, we had and her fellow mods who trimmed their hair (into five-point-dos, a la ) and raised their hemlines to miniature proportions—the mini skirt was born! In another corner, we had a group so enamored by the space race that they made futuristic shift dresses fit for the cosmos.
And, over in counterculture, peace and love were paramount—and folkloric hippie fashions helped a whole generation dress the part. But that’s just skimming the surface of ’60s fashion! Women’s Trends of the 1960s: The Mini Skirt Arrives Never before in the history of fashion was the knee on show; you may remember that even the infamous flappers of the 1920s concealed their knees. After the lowering of hemlines in 1947 by , skirts steadily rose over the next decade and a half.
Though fashion historians pinpoint 1964 as the year we got the mini, there were precursors—for example, sack dress from 1957/58. So did invent the miniskirt as is often said? It’s not as straightforward as a simple yes. But it was a lace dress from the designer in 1964 and accessible price points that really caught on; her lower-cost label dubbed really helped fuel the short-skirt craze among the youth.
Regardless, it took a couple of years before the style, which first just skimmed the flesh abov.
