The miniskirt is not just a piece of clothing around one’s waist, it is a statement.
We explore some of the most glorious and life-changing moments of the miniskirt, all over the world, and in India, especially.
Swinging Sixties
The miniskirt gained popularity all over the world especially in the 1960s, the golden decade of Feminism, when Germaine Greer and Gloria Steinem patronised it. The tiny skirts, clubbed with high platforms, became a worldwide fashion statement in the following decade, when the world was high on Flower Power.
Princess Diana
She brought in a whiff of fresh air to British Fashion in the 1980s, with her hemlines, which, more often than not, were above the knee. The Royal sartorial code would never be the same again.
Carrie Bradshaw
Yes, we're aware that she's not real. But her fashion is. Sarah Jessica Parker's character in Sex & the City, which was aired on American television screen throughout the 1990s, inspired and continues to inspire women with fashion, and her minis are probably some of the most viewed clothes on the Internet. So there.
The leggy lasses
At the same time in India, there came these girls with endless legs. When Madhuri Dixit appeared in a tiny pink skirt for Ek Do Teen, Bollywood fashion went a notch higher. Then, Shilpa Shetty's red miniskirt, to which Akshay Kumar sang 'Chura Ke Dil Mera' to, would one day be a part of Bollywood folklore.Karisma Kapoor made entire films wearing miniskirts.
Britney Spears
Then, one day, came another teen sensation, and we didn't know where her skirts started and where they ended. With her suggestive "Baby, one more time", this girl-woman was what every girl in the world wanted to look like.
Club culture
With the era of remixes came the nightclub culture in India, and you wouldn't be seen dead in anything but a miniskirt at them.
Tennis and Sania
Well, tennis courts were always a place to check out the best minis, and with Sania Mirza as India's rising star, we got to see a lot more of it. It even earned her a fatwa.
The Dhoom Films
The films under the Yashraj banner, always the trendsetters, were moving away from chiffon saris and onto biker babes and Barbie doll lookalikes. The miniskirt, therefore, became a must in their Dhoom films.
IPL
Nothing helped the popularity of miniskirts in India as the IPL. No, the players wore them only when they dressed up as Romans for cola ads. The real deal came from the cheerleaders, whose 'uniforms' became a matter of national interest.
Road ahead
Miniskirts get shorter and raunchier - case in point Deepika's bold act in Dum Maaro Dum, but there is certainly no diminishing its appeal.
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