admin Think back, if you will, to summer 2022, at the height of the micro-miniskirt revival. Miu Miu’s S/S 22 show reinvented everything we thought we knew about the miniskirt, debuting a utility-stroke-preppy mini not much longer than a belt, and suddenly legs were back on the agenda. The response of the general public? To immediately cover up, and by the summer season just gone, the look du jour was the sweeping maxi, the very antithesis of the teeny-weeny skirt. But, as they say, fashion is cyclical, and as quickly as a trend comes around it can be off on its way again. However one thing is for certain though, and it’s that there is no getting rid of the mini.
As references to Y2K pop culture continue to dominate both the runways and street style, the divisive mini hemline is back, but this time it’s the turn of the far more wearable minidress. Thanks in part to Sabato De Sarno’s debut collection for Gucci and both Hailey Beiber and Kendall Jenner’s affinity for bodycon minis, the short dress is a talking point again, and despite what the “Hemline Index” might suggest, we’re keener than ever to swap traditional winter warmers for something a little shorter.
And with so many iconic references for inspiration, who could blame us? Think Carrie Bradshaw’s figure-hugging charcoal dress, Princess Diana’s “revenge dress”, Geri Halliwell’s Union Jack dress. The list goes on, and so many of the best-remembered dresses come up short (that is, on the leg).
