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1、Fashion Products 流行尚品 1 流行尚品 Fashion Products Fashion Products 流行尚品 MiniskirtNever Passed 迷你裙永不过时的时尚必备品 热点透视 Hot Topics Perspective 疯狂地听，盛情地读，刻意模仿并理解全文 A miniskirt is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees-generally 20 cm (7.9 inch) or more above knee level. The miniskirt was the defining fashi
2、on symbol of “Swinging London” in the 1960s, and continues to be popular. Mary Quant was a key in the launch of the miniskirt. She opened her boutique Bazaar in 1955 on King Road selling clothes that reflected the ideas of the days youth and that had nothing to do with established Paris fashion hous
3、es. When she raised the hemline of her skirts in 1965 to several inches above the knee, the iconic miniskirt was born. Named after her favorite car, the Mini, the miniskirt was an instant success and epitomized the spirit of London in the mid-60s: free, energetic, youthful, revolutionary, and unconv
4、entional. Social historians relate the introduction of the miniskirt with the introduction of the pill. Women became sexually liberated because of the pill and for the first time free love became possible. Women were free to love and they got more courage to wear what hemline 底缘,底边 swinging 摇摆的 bout
5、ique 专卖流行衣服的小商店 iconic 标志性的 epitomize 摘要,概括 unconventional 非传统的 1 流行时尚1.indd 12010-2-25 14:20:51 80 Topics About Fashionable Life English 时尚生活英语80主题 2 流行尚品 Fashion Products they wanted without concerning about other peoples thoughts. As a result skirt lengths were shortened and more skin was shown.
6、With hemlines rising, a new emphasis was seen on the leg. Vogue proclaimed, “The length of your skirt is how you feel this moment.” Womens hemlines of the 1960s were a barometer of contemporary attitudes: when the consumerist Swinging Sixties was at its height, so were womens hemlines. When people b
7、egan to consider their lifestyle the midi-and maxi-skirts made their appearance. Marys influential position in the heart of “Swinging London,” and the miniskirts easily washable fabric that busy teenage girls were apt to buy helped the miniskirt become a major international trend. The miniskirts int
8、ernational acceptance was also boosted when Jean Shrimpton, a popular model, unwittingly caused an international stir in late 1965 when she wore a miniskirt with no stockings, hat, or gloves at the Melbourne Cup Carnival in Australia. The classic photo of that day showed a dramatic contrast: behind
9、the young, carefree, and beautiful Shrimpton was a group of disapproving middle-aged women dressed in their very proper twin sets and pearls. Shrimptons apparent disregard for the bland status quo made a trend-setting fashion statement around the world. While the miniskirt has been met with disappro
10、val and even violence, however, the tiny skirt shows no signs of disappearing. On the contrary, the miniskirt is still heavily featured on Western catwalks and in fashion magazines and it is often shorter than ever. This year, a very new wind has blown the fashion world and make the miniskirt more b
11、eautiful and unique. For example, the fashion magnate Chanel tells us to wear miniskirts in a more mature and elegant way. Matching the miniskirt with a tersely cut out business jacket will make you feel both elegant and professional. Another big brand Gucci broiders flowers on their miniskirts and
12、the skirts look like pieces of folk art. There are also some other revolutions that make miniskirts even more stylish and popular. Fendis miniskirts have many silver threads making a geometrical curve. Chloe use a very special kind of shining cloth that makes miniskirts modern and unique. The skirts
13、 are like coming from another planet. The phone company Samsung even introduced a new cell phone in 2008 called the “Miniskirt Season 2” which, while looking nothing like a miniskirt, is targeted toward emphasis 强调,重点 proclaime 宣布,声明 barometer 气压计 consumerist 主张消费主义的人 midi-and maxi-skirts 中长裙 influe
14、ntial 有影响力的 boost 促进 unwittingly 无意地 contrast 对照 disapprove 不赞成 disregard 漠视,忽视 status quo 现状 流行时尚1.indd 22010-2-25 14:20:51 Fashion Products 流行尚品 3 流行尚品 Fashion Products women who like to “Talk, Play, and Love”. The miniskirt continues to occupy a fascinating and paradoxical space in the fashion wo
15、rld as it teasingly attempts to cover and reveal at the same time. In all of its contradictions and reinventions, the miniskirt still provokes, challenges, and demands attention from both men and women alike. 超短裙， 是一种底边高于膝盖20厘米 （7.9英寸） 或者更多的短裙。 迷你裙是20世 纪60年代 “摇摆伦敦” 时尚界的标志性服装， 至今依然风靡全球。 玛丽 奎恩特是迷你裙时代的
16、缔造者。 1955年， 她在英皇道开设了一家服装店， 所卖的衣服主要反映了当时青年人的一些想法， 和当时巴黎时装精品屋的风格截然 不同。 1965年， 当她提出了让裙边上提几英寸后， 这种标志性的超短裙就诞生了， 被 玛丽根据她的爱车 “迷你” 命名为迷你裙。 迷你超短裙一上市就取得了非凡的成功， 并且概括了60年代中期的伦敦精神:自由、 活力、 年轻、 革命和非传统。 社会历史学家把迷你裙与避孕药的发明联系了起来。 因为避孕药， 妇女获得了 性解放， 自由恋爱第一次成为可能。 妇女们获得了爱的自由， 获得了更多的独立选择 自己喜爱的衣服的勇气。 后来， 裙子的长度被缩短， 露出来更多的皮肤。 随着裙子长 度的缩短， 腿部成为一个新的关注点。 当时的 时尚 杂志宣布: “你裙子的长度就是 此刻你的感觉。 ” 20世纪60年代妇女的裙子底边是反映当时妇女态度的晴雨表:当主 张消费主义者提出的 “摇摆60年代” 世处高峰， 妇女的裙子底边也达到高峰。 当后来 人们开始重新思考自己的生活方式时， 中长裙才又重新出现。 玛丽在 “摇摆伦敦
