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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lara Owen

A history of the skirt in Britain as the miniskirt marks 60th birthday

When Dame Mary Quant’s miniskirt made its debut on the streets of Chelsea in the mid-1960s, it was as scandalous as it was stylish.

The high-rise hemlines weren’t just a risqué fashion choice.

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