I-skirt ye-Mini yenza inguquko yangempela kwihlabathi. Akuzange kube yinto yokugqoka kuphela, into yokugqoka iinqwelo, kodwa kwanomntu woluntu ngezizukulwana ezininzi. Iingubo ze-Mini azizange zishiye nabani na abachasayo. Abasetyhini babo bonke ubudala kufuneka bahlale bebunjwa, kwaye amadoda aphelelwe yilawule. Iyintoni imbali yokudala i skirt mini? Yaye yintoni indima ayidlala ngayo namhlanje? Iyintoni imfihlelo yolu thandwayo "into engafunekiyo nezinye izicubu zokuthunga kunokuba ithengwe"?
Kukho amabini amabali okudala i-skirt encinane. Ibali lokuqala liyaziwayo, libizwa ngesiNgesi. Ngokwale nguqulelo, umdali we-mini skirt nguNgumama uMary Kuant. Xelela ibali. UMariya wafika ngolunye usuku ukutyelela umhlobo wakhe uLinda Quasen. Okokuba ngexesha lokufika kwe-milliner lalibandakanya ukucoca indlu. Umbono womhlobo wamxabela uMariya. Emva koko, wanciphisa isambatho esidala ibe yinto engcolileyo kwala maxesha, ukuze ingubo ingazange iphazamise ukucoca, ayizange iminyanise ukunyakaza. Kwaye emva kweveki kamva, Ixabiso lalithengisa iipketi ezitsha kwivenkile yakhe yeBhazaar. Yaye, ngokumangalisayo, le nto ingenomdla ayinomdla kuphela kuphela kwintombazana kunye namantombazana amancinci, kodwa kunye nabasetyhini besizukulwana esiphezulu.
Ingqungquthela yesibini inikeza ubunzima ekudalweni kwengubo ye-mini kwi-French fashion designer André Courreges. Emuva ngo-1961, iqoqo lakhe lokuqokelela iifashini lalikho ngumbini. Kodwa umFrentshi wayengahlakaniphile njengowesiNgesi uMary Kuant. Akazange acinge ukuba kuyimfuneko ukuba afake ilungelo lobunikazi. Kwaye kamva amaxesha amaninzi wavuma ukuba uyazisola ngawo. Emva koko, zonke iingeniso zorhwebo zeengcamango zakhe zafunyanwa yi-English modistka.
Into enomdla kakhulu kweli bali kukuba uMary Quant akazange azibonele ngokwakhe njengomlobi we-skirt. Uthe yena akayena owasungula le mini, kwaye ingenguye umhlobo wakhe uLinda Quaisen. Lo uluvo lweentombi eziqhelekileyo ezisetratweni. Kwaye kunzima ukuvumelanisa ngala mazwi. Kwiminyaka engamashumi amathandathu ekhulwini lokugqibela leminyaka, ingcamango yengubo ye-mini yayisetyenziswa emoyeni, kwakudingeka ikhethwe kwaye isebenzise, oko uKuant ayeyenzile ngempumelelo.
Kodwa ubuyele kwimbali yokudala i-mini skirt, okanye kunoko, ukunyathela kwakhe ukunqoba emhlabeni jikelele. Ukuqothulwa kwaqala ngeBritish Great. Ngowe-1963 eLondon, iqoqo lokuqala leMary Kuant linikezelwe. Yaye le ngqokelela yabangela ukutshatyalaliswa phakathi kweedolophu. Nangona iNgesi yeCawa yamaxesha eNgesi ayiphuthelwa esi siganeko, kodwa yangena kwimimandla yesithombe somzekelo kwi-mini skirt kwikhasi lokuqala. Isitayela esitsha sesambatho saqala ukubizwa ngokuthi "iStown London". Wabuyela ngokukhawuleza kwindlela yesitratweni ukuya ezitalatweni zesixeko. I-skirt ye-Mini yakwazi ukucima umgca phakathi kwefestile ephezulu kunye nesitalato. Ngaphandle kwabesifazane abavela kuluntu ophakamileyo abazange bathabathe phantsi kwesidima sabo ukuba banxibe le nto "yabantu", izambatho zetrato.
EmaMerika, i-skirt encinane yafika emva kweminyaka emibini kuphela. UMariya Ulungelelaniswe iqoqo encinane eNew York. Kodwa umboniso awuphelelanga ngumboniso kwi-podium. Iimodeli kwizigqoko zepalini zenza uhambo oluqhelekileyo kwi-Broadway. Ibali lixelela ukuba ngexesha lesitalato kubonisa ukuba ukuhamba kwakhubazeka iiyure ezininzi. Ngokuhlwa, onke amashaneli omabonwakude aseMerika asasaza ukuhamba okuphawulekayo. Kodwa ngokusemthethweni i-mini skirt yaqatshelwa ngonyaka kamva. Kuphela emva kokuba umhlolokazi kaKennedy uJacqueline Onassis avele esidlangalaleni kwi mini. UJacqueline wayengumboniso wesimboli waseMelika wee-60. Umzobo wakhe onomyinge, imilenze emancinci i-mini skirt efanelwe nantoni na.
Imfashini yeengubo ezincinci yakwazi ukwenza into engacatshangwanga. Kwimiba emitsha, kwanabo bantu abanesimo abafanelekanga ukuba baqwalasele imfashini baqala ukubheka ngokukhawuleza. Ngoko ngo-1966 ihlabathi lahlaselwa, u-Queen of Great Britain waseBrithani u-Elizabeth II waqala ukubonakala phambi kwee-skirts. Ingqwalasela yomntu wasebukhosini kwilizwe lefashini yayingagqibekanga ekutshintsheni i-wardrobe. Ngomnyaka ofanayo, uMary Quant wachazwa ngumfazi wonyaka kwaye wavuzwa nguMyalelo woBukumkani baseBrithani ukuphuhliswa kweshishini lokukhanya kunye nokunyuka kwamazwe angaphandle. Kodwa kukho enye inguqulelo yokufumana amabhaso. Ngenxa yokuba iingubo ezincinci zanqobile ukuthandwa okunjalo, eNgilani izinga lokuzalwa liye landa kakhulu.
Imbali yokudala i-mini skirt yathonya iinjongo zobuhle. Ngoku iimodeli zenziwe ngeemfuno ezihluke ngokupheleleyo. Kwakudingeka ukuba zibe zincinci, zide, ziphele imilenze. Isithixo samashumi amawaka emantombazana amantombazana wayengumNgesi uLessie Horby, owaziwa ngegama lesidlaliso elithi Twiggy, elithetha igatsha, isiqu. Ukuphakama kwayo bekuyi-167 cm, walinganisa loo 43 kg. Iiparamitha eziyi-80-55-80 zaba yiklasi. I-Twiggy ibizwa ngokuba ngu-1966. Imodeli yokwenza kwakunamehlo amakhulu kunye neefowuni ezingamanga, zijikelezwe zizithunzi ezimnyama. Ubuqili bobubi obubizwa ngokuba yiTiggy kuphele iminyaka emithathu. Wayenomona wabantu abadumileyo be-Hollywood.
Ukuphakama kwe-mini skirt ukuthandwa kwafika ngo-1967. Kwamukelwe nangabesifazane. Bathi i-mini inokukwazi ukukhulula abafazi ekucaleni, ukuyikhulula. Kwaye abaqulunqi baninzi bancishisa i-skirt esele imfutshane, bayiguqula ibe yi-ultramini.
Ngomnye umqolo, kunye nokuveliswa kwe-bikini, ibhulukhwe yabasetyhini, i-kapron pantyhose kunye ne-jeans, unokubeka ibali lokwenza i-skirt. Kodwa i-mini kuphela eyakwazi ukuzisa umhlaba ubuhle kangaka, ibe yi-wardrobe kubo bonke abafazi.