Nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars 2022, Nicole Kidman was recently featured in Vanity Fair magazine wearing an itsy-bitsy, pleated Miu Miu micro-mini and a matching bralette. There was talk online of excessive airbrushing but what it also did was cement the comeback of the micro mini. It started with Miuccia Prada putting it on the map at her Miu Miu show again this season at the label’s AW 22 outing. The designer toyed with a tennis skirt version, styling it with preppy polo tees, socks and ballet flats. That the shorter variation of the khaki miniskirt is $950 (a little over Rs 72,000) is an indication that this trend means business. Since its runway debut, the craze for miniskirts has hit a three-year high, according to London-based shopping platform, Lyst. Decidedly low-waist with an unmistakable Y2K touch - flashing knickers and midriff – the mini’s various interpretations were also seen at Hermès, Courrèges, Chanel and Coperni at the recently concluded Paris Fashion Week. Some of them even come with a dangerously thigh slit.
