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She looks good. She does it good,
she look perfect. They look brilliant. This is the kind of bold,
high-impact moment at the top of the stairs. It starts just above the knee, on
the one on the left-hand side here. And then, as we gradually go
through, year on year, you can see it raising gradually, to peak mini in '66, with quite
a lot of leg on show on this one. Pretty risque! Really, at that point,
mini skirt as a phrase, it's a very accepted part
fashion by that point, and has become a symbol of women's
liberation, something that we absolutely take
for granted today, but was pushed by Mary back in the
'60s
she look perfect. They look brilliant. This is the kind of bold,
high-impact moment at the top of the stairs. It starts just above the knee, on
the one on the left-hand side here. And then, as we gradually go
through, year on year, you can see it raising gradually, to peak mini in '66, with quite
a lot of leg on show on this one. Pretty risque! Really, at that point,
mini skirt as a phrase, it's a very accepted part
fashion by that point, and has become a symbol of women's
liberation, something that we absolutely take
for granted today, but was pushed by Mary back in the
'60s
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She looks good. She does it good,
she look perfect.
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They look brilliant.
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This is the kind of bold,
high-impact moment
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at the top of the stairs.
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It starts just above the knee, on
the one on the left-hand side here.
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And then, as we gradually go
through, year on year, you can see
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it raising gradually,
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to peak mini in '66, with quite
a lot of leg on show on this one.
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Pretty risque!
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Really, at that point,
mini skirt as a phrase,
00:00:29.998 --> 00:00:32.998
it's a very accepted part
fashion by that point,
00:00:32.998 --> 00:00:35.076
and has become a symbol of women's
liberation,
00:00:35.076 --> 00:00:38.024
something that we absolutely take
for granted today,
00:00:38.024 --> 00:00:40.064
but was pushed by Mary back in the
'60s.
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Movie Summary
With access to some of the world's best restorers and the beguiling collection of the V&A, this series takes the audience behind the scenes of the museum .