2022 has been the year of sky-high hemlines and the ultra miniskirt, but why do so many women feel uncomfortable with the mere idea of the mini?
’s 2022 Hollywood issue, the negative comments rolled in. Some of these were aimed at photoshopping and the unrealistic body standards set for women, but others were pure ageism. The underlying thought was clear: the 55-year-old’s outfit was ‘inappropriate’.
Because there is, irrefutably, an unspoken societal age limit on short skirts. You need only consider the toxic phrase ‘mutton dressed as lamb’ to see how overtly we align women’s sartorial freedom with youth. And when it comes to miniskirts, the stakes are higher. It’s more than a piece of clothing, it’s an emblematic symbol of freedom. Mary Quant, the British designer credited with pioneering the style in the 1960s, memorably said: ‘A miniskirt is a way of rebelling.
It’s this, as much as sartorial limitations, that scares me. If it’s not an active choice, the move away from more revealing pieces implies that a woman’s body becomes less acceptable, less appealing, as she gets older. It also suggests that we’re only wearing miniskirts to attract people, when the impetus to bare legs could be for so many other reasons – or no real reason at all. It could be for the sheer fashion or fun of it.
, memorably chided by her older neighbour for her ‘crazy outfits’ and Bridget Jones, whose sleazy boss suggests that her skirt may be ‘off sick’. Luckily, there is some real-life inspiration for continuing to wear miniskirts, notably influencer Grece Ghanem, who is rocking them in her mid-50s .Perhaps younger generations will be bold enough to follow her lead. And perhaps they will channel the nonchalance of Nicole Kidman when she walked away from themicro-mini shoot.
I’m not saying we should be wearing miniskirts every day but we should absolutely have the option – whatever our age.
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