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The mini skirt

The white shift dress that changed the 60s

Jean and her boyfriend at the time had arrived two hours late to the Melbourne cup but that’s not what caught the media’s attention her mini shift dress designed by Colin Rolfe, and its hem was 4 in (10 cm) above the knee because he had not been supplied with enough fabric to complete their intended design. jean later said  “nobody’s going to take any notice…” well that changed soon Mary Quant had promoted it the year before and many more designers were starts struck THE YOUTH WANTED MINI SKIRTS!!!!


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