Ah, what fun. I know by the early 70s I had several long dresses for
casual wear, but when did the trend start? Well, here are two factoids
that might help:
In the late 60s Laura Ashley introduced daywear that had a longer
length. (see any history of Laura Ashley, wikipedia will do)
And my favorite kind of evidence--mention in contemporary literature:
In 1968 the popular writer Barbara Michaels published "Ammie, Come Home"
a ghost story set in Georgetown, MD. The key thing here is that early in
the book the protagonist goes shopping with her trendy niece and is
talked into buying one of those "new maxi skirts." (BTW remember that
the first "maxis" were mid-calf length. Later the term was applied to
ankle-length as well.)
- Hope
On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Sylvia Rognstad <[email protected]> wrote:
Anyhow, I'm trying to remember when long
skirts and dresses came in. I can only recall wearing them in the 1970s,
but my legs, not being what they used to be, definitely do not want to be
seen in a mini skirt, which is all I can remember wearing in the late 60s.
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