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Duanqun Miao women, Qing dynasty China. University of Calgary collection.. In the Warring States period of China, men could wear short skirts similar to a kilt. [2]: 166 In the Qin dynasty, the first imperial dynasty of China, some short skirts worn by men were short enough to reach the mid-thighs as observed in the Terracotta army of Qin Shihuang. [3]
The rah-rah (or ra-ra) skirt is a short flounced layered skirt that originated in cheerleading and became a popular fashion trend among teenage girls in the early 1980s. As such it marked, as the Oxford Dictionary noted, the first successful attempt to revive the miniskirt that had been introduced in the mid-1960s. [ 1 ]
The outfit everyone is raving about consists of an ultra short mini dress with a playful vintage pattern, a teal silk cape fashioned with fur, animal print arm cuffs and teal, bedazzled knee-high ...
Courrèges's short skirts, waistless dresses, flat shoes, and trousers during this period were indeed freeing for women, but the clothes also continued the 1950s tendency to impose an artificial silhouette on the body [50] via strong, 1950s-style tailoring [51] that some described as stiff, [52] rigid, [53] and soldierly. [54]
Jennifer Lopez wore a chic white and cream ensemble to the photo call for her new film Unstoppable during AFI Fest at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
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One notable example of men wearing skirts in fiction is in early episodes of the science fiction TV program Star Trek: The Next Generation. The uniforms worn in the first and second season included a variant consisting of a short sleeved top, with attached skirt. This variant was seen worn by both male and female crew members.
While posing with her co-stars, Moore is seen rocking a simple yet chic look consisting of a black cardigan, a black short-sleeve top, a black-and-white leather mini skirt and sky-blue stiletto heels.