published on January 28, 2024 in blog

Happy Birthday To The Mini Skirt

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Pattie Boyd

The wardrobe essential of the Swinging Sixties - the mini skirt - turns 50 this month, so to celebrate we've rounded up our favourite champions of the leg-baring look. First popularised by Mary Quant, and later made iconic with Courrèges' 1965 Mod collection, it became the look of the decade, mirroring changing attitudes and women's sexual liberation. Pictured: Model Pattie Boyd

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Jean Shrimpton

Jean Shrimpton was an early champion of the style, and even caused an outcry when she wore a mini skirt to 1965's Derby Day at the Melbourne Cup in Australia.

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Twiggy

Twiggy was the original Sixties poster girl and the ultimate mini skirt-wearer of the decade.

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Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra's 1966 video for These Boots Are Made For Walking cemented her place in the mini skirt hall of fame.

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Julie Christie

Screen queen Julie Christie wore trousers for her first Oscar nomination and a mini skirt for her second - proving her fearless fashion credentials.

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Audrey Hepburn

Although famous for her floor-length Givenchy gown in Breakfast at Tiffany's, Audrey Hepburn wore a mini dress for her wedding to Andrea Dotti.

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Brigitte Bardot

Nobody oozed glamour more than Brigitte Bardot in the Sixties, so it's no surprise she was a frequent wearer of the mini skirt.

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Marianne Faithfull

Although more often than not seen in menswear, Marianne Faithfull adopted the girlish look to promote her first album.

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Anita Pallenberg

The quintessential Sixties groupie, Anita Pallenberg was fond of wearing mini skirts as part of her floaty, hippie-inspired style.

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Jane Birkin

Actress Jane Birkin was a huge fan of the mini skirt and poloneck combination, and is often cited as a fashion inspiration by Alexa Chung.

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