Microskirt

Microskirt with matching underwear by Anna Sui, 2011
Microskirt seen from behind, 2006

A microskirt, micro skirt, or micro-miniskirt is a very short skirt that emerged in the late 1960s as an extreme version of the miniskirt.[1][2] An even briefer version of the microskirt is sometimes described as a beltskirt or belt-skirt.[3]

The titular character of the popular 1990s television program Ally McBeal (played by Calista Flockhart) has been credited with making micro-skirts popular in the 1990s.[4] In the early 21st century the style was once again revived.[1][3] In 2003 Tom Ford, at that time described as one of the few designers able to effortlessly dictate changes in fashion, stated that micro-skirts would be the height of fashion for Spring/Summer 2003.[5] For fashionable wear, early 21st century microskirts were often worn with leggings or tights in order to avoid revealing too much.[3][4]

In Japan the kogal (or gyaru) subculture has exploited very short skirts since the 1990s as part of a distinctive school uniform look.[6] The gyaru deliberately wear their skirts short enough to reveal panties (actually a second pair worn over actual knickers) as a form of exhibitionism known as panchira.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Cumming, Valerie; Cunnington, C.W.; Cunnington, P.E. (2010). The dictionary of fashion history (Rev.ised, updated and supplemented ed.). Oxford: Berg. pp. 130–131. ISBN 9780857851437.
  2. ↑ Whiteley, Nigel (1987). Pop design : modernism to mod. London: Design Council. p. 209. ISBN 9780850721591.
  3. 1 2 3 Aniello, Fulvio (14 November 2010). "Donne con la gonna". The Fashion Times (in Italian) (Drawers Media Srl). Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 Standring, Chris (2 March 2015). "Top Trends: Spring’s long skirts flatter every body". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Staff writer (29 September 2002). "Gucci Spring/Summer 2003 Ready-To-Wear". Vogue. Condé Nast. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 Miller, Laura (2012). "Youth fashion and beautification". In Mathews, Gordon; White, Bruce. Japan's Changing Generations: Are Young People Creating a New Society?. Routledge. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9781134353897.

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