THE MINI AND THE TENT DRESS!!! In 1964, Mary Quant introduced them both in London. The tent style didn’t endure for a long time, but we know what happened with the mini-dress. Women were suddenly really FREE in this style. And, even though this particular one was more or les a fad, all bets were off in terms of where women’s style would go from here. (Star Trek was only 2 years in the future . . . . . .)

In the case of this example pictured on Stella, Quant’s revolutionary design captivated the minds of some women so much that even home-sewers attempted to duplicate it. In summer, 1964, this was a good way to stand out in a crowd in the U.S.. Oddly enough, it might’ve worked well as disguise material if you were posing as a mad, mod girl in Britain.

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