Mini skirts are back in fashion, and designers have shown this trend in their collections. But in fact, mini nowhere and does not disappear. There were times when a mini retreat into the background, but only to triumphantly return to the forefront of fashion, as it does now. In the interpretation of contemporary designers mini turned into a shortened version of the gypsy skirt with lots of frills and classic denim skirt Fashion trend - denim skirt back . Designers are widely used for fur trim Fur - Luxury is timeless New synthetic materials, including plastic, applique and embroidery - in short, doing everything to prove that mini skirt - the clothes of the XXI century.

Short skirts are loved by not only women but also men. Women like them frivolous charm, like to feel yourself admiring glances because wear a mini skirt - this is the easiest and surest way to attract the attention of men. The reasons men love to mini are quite obvious and need no explanation.

Mini: a modern version

Mini-skirt as we know it, was born in the sixties, it helped a lot of British designer Mary Quant, and French fashion designer Andre Kurrezha. That they are the parents miniskirts. Until the sixties was dominated by the fashion long skirt - pencil skirt, flared skirt, skirt trapeze - all of them down below the knee. In the fifties the company began to move away from the horrors of World War II and restored. The birth of the mini-skirt, and two important events led to the sexual revolution in the United States in the mid-1960s.

In 1948 American biologist Alfred Kinsey published a programmatic article, "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male," which caused a sensation, not only in the scientific community; many considered it shocking, outrageous and even dangerous. Kinsey findings contradict the traditional ideas about male sexuality, in addition, his work has been affected by a number of taboo topics.

The second event, will largely determine the course of history, has been authorized to produce the contraceptive pill Birth control pills - how effective are they?   Enovid, issued in June 1960 by the Federal Office of the United States to control the quality of food, drinks and medicines. So America's youth for the first time have the opportunity to have sex without fear of unwanted pregnancy.

The post-war generation of young Americans who grew up in a period of relative economic stability, could now freely engage in the study of their own sexuality. It is only natural that many have questioned the established order of things, in particular, the traditional roles of men and women in society and the principles of their cooperation, rules of conduct and the issue of the primacy of the family. The sexual revolution could not be reflected in fashion, she forced designers to look for a new way of reflecting this newfound freedom, courage and a challenge to society.

Sexual Revolution

The first attempts to introduce designers mini skirt as a symbol of the sexual revolution and the expression of a new attitude toward sex were met with loud disapproval - by the standards of the time, even knee-length was shockingly candid. But, despite the condemnation of the traditionalists, miniskirt quickly came into vogue, helped by the emergence of tights - is now a need for garters and garter belts disappeared, and skirts became shorter and thinner. In the mini-skirt and tights woman I feel welcome, free and confident - date.

No mini anywhere

In the wardrobe of every modern woman sure there is at least one mini-skirt. Different styles, different style, different material and color, but the essence is one. The most popular modern version of the mini-skirt - denim. Mini is no longer a symbol of defiance to society, it is just one of the subjects of women's wardrobe.

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