A staple in the wardrobe of every woman is a trendy and fashionable skirt. Whether you are plus size or not, a skirt is something every woman possesses. Be it a formal skirt or a casual one, a skirt has been in existence since a long time.
This article will skirt around a bit of history to understand how the skirts of today came about.
Whether it is Jane Austen or any famous contemporary author, a romantic story or a thriller, every woman protagonist has been depicted as wearing a skirt. This is because skirts are a reflection of that particular age and time.
During the Victorian age, although skirts were tidy, legitimate and extremely ladylike, they were at the same time, gaudy. Fitted girdles, expanded bustles and enormous hoop skirts makes the current pencil skirt looks pale and more calm in comparison.
Elegant clothing during those times was a symbol of decorum and dignity as well as a reflection of social status. The skirt pattern and fabric of a noblewoman would be different from the skirt of a chambermaid.
What is interesting is that there are some archaeologists who have discovered few dolls dating back to 5400-4700 BC. And these dolls seem to be dressed in the same mini-skirts as came to be in vogue during the 1960’s.
With the coming of the industrial revolution came the white collar class which liked to put their riches on display, their attire constituting an important part of this.
A designer who needs to be given credit for the development of what can be termed as modern day skirt is Mary Quant. She stated that the mini-skirt was a manner of revolting. She even had the perfect description of this mini-skirt.
In the 1960’s, the gypsy skirt was revived and became a radical period for the ladies. The ladies were not just voting, they were also liberating their legs as well. While the short skirt dropped out of trend in the 1970’s, the thug restored the woman’s mini-skirt, thanks to Debbie Harry who had the courage to wear mini-skirts in front of an audience.
With more and more women joining the work force, pencil skirts became the formal attire of the day. However, for a long time, the fashion scene was limited to the conventionally thin women as well. But with the growth of the body positivity movement, plus size skirts started coming of trend.
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