Umkhonto omncane wenza inguquko yangempela emhlabeni. Akubanga nje izembatho, into yokugqoka izigqoko, kodwa futhi into yomphakathi yezizukulwane eziningana. Iziketi ze-mini azizange zishiye noma ubani ongenandaba. Abesifazane beminyaka yonke kufanele bahlale bebunjwa, futhi amadoda alulahle ukulawula. Iyini umlando wokwakha i-skirt encane? Futhi uyiphi indima ayidlala ngayo? Iyini imfihlo yokuthandwa okunjalo "into engafuni izicubu ezengeziwe zokuthunga kuneshekeli"?
Kukhona izindaba ezimbili zokwakha i-skirt encane. Indaba yokuqala idume kakhulu, ibizwa ngesiNgisi. Ngokwale nguqulo, umdali we-mini skirt ungumamaNgisi uMary Kuant. Tshela indaba. UMariya wafika ngolunye usuku ukuvakashela umngane wakhe uLinda Quasen. Ukuthi ngesikhathi sokufika kwendoda yokugaya isisebenzi sokuhlanza indlu. Ukubona komngane wamshaya uMariya. Phela, wanciphisa isiketi esikhulile saba yinto enhle ngalezo zinsuku, ukuze ingubo ingaphazamise ukuhlanza, ayizange iqede ukunyakaza. Futhi ngesonto elizayo, Okungenani kwakudayiswa iziketi ezisha esitolo sakhe seBazaar. Futhi okumangalisi ukuthi lesi sigqoko esinesibindi asikhathalanga nje kuphela intsha nentombazane encane, kodwa nabesifazane besesizukulwane esidala.
Inguqulo yesibili inikeza ubukhulu ekudaleni i-mini-skirt ku-French fashion designer André Courreges. Emuva ngo-1961, iqoqo lakhe lezimfashini lalihlangene ne-mini. Kodwa lo mFulentshi wayengahlakaniphile kangcono njengoMnganekazi waseNgisi uMary Kuant. Akazange acabange ukuthi kwakudingeka ukuthi afake ilungelo lobunikazi lobunikazi bakhe. Futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wavuma ukuthi uyazisola ngakho. Phela, zonke izinzuzo zokuhweba zomqondo wakhe zamukelwe nge-English modistka.
Into ethakazelisayo kakhulu kule ndaba yukuthi uMary Quant akakaze azibonele njengomlobi we-skirt. Uthe akayena owasungula le mini, hhayi ngisho nomngane wakhe uLinda Quaisen. Lona umqondo wamantombazane avamile avela emgwaqweni. Futhi ngala mazwi kunzima ukungavumelani. Ngasekuqaleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha ekhulwini leminyaka elidlule, umbono we-skirt encane wawusendaweni emoyeni, kwakudingeka ulandelwe futhi usebenze, okuyinto uKuant ayeyenzile ngempumelelo.
Kodwa emuva emlandweni wokwakha i-mini skirt, noma kunalokho, emlandweni wakhe wokunqoba emhlabeni jikelele. Ukunqotshwa kwaqala nge-Great Britain. Ngo-1963 eLondon, kwaqoqwa ukuqoqwa okuphelele kukaMary Kuant. Futhi lokhu kuqoqwa kwabangela ukushaqeka phakathi kwamadolobha. Ngisho neSonto LamaNgisi likaSonto alizange liphuthelwe lo mcimbi, kodwa wangena ekujikelezeni ngesithombe somodeli esingaphansi kwekhasi ekhasini lokuqala. Isitayela esisha sokugqoka saqala ukubizwa ngokuthi "Style London". Ngokushesha wehla esiteji sesitayela eya emigwaqweni yedolobha. Umkhonto omncane wakwazi ukusula umgwaqo phakathi kwefriji ephezulu neyemgwaqo. Ngisho nabesifazane abavela emphakathini ophakeme babengaziboni ngaphansi kwesithunzi sabo ukugqoka le nto "yabantu", izingubo zomgwaqo.
E-America, isikhwama esincane seza eminyakeni emibili nje kuphela. UMary Quant uhlele iqoqo elincane eNew York. Kodwa lo mdlalo awuphelanga ngokuboniswa kule podium. Amamodeli emigqokwenini yesikhombisi enza ukuhamba okungajwayelekile kwi-Broadway. Indaba ilandisa ukuthi ngesikhathi semgwaqo ubonisa ukuthi ukunyakaza kwakukhubazekile amahora amaningi. Kusihlwa, zonke iziteshi zethelevishini zaseMelika zisakaza lolu hambo oluphawulekayo. Kodwa ngokusemthethweni i-mini skirt yaqashelwa ngonyaka kamuva. Kuphela ngemuva kokuba umfelokazi kaKennedy Jacqueline Onassis avele emphakathini kule mini. UJacqueline wayengumfanekiso wesitayela waseMelika we-60ties. Umdwebo wakhe odwetshiwe, imilenze emincane emincane i-skirt efanelwe nanoma ubani.
I-Fashion for skirts mini yakwazi ukwenza into engacabangeki. Kulezi zindlela ezintsha, ngisho nalabo bantu abanesimo akufanele banake imfashini baqala ukubheka ngokucophelela. Ngakho ngo-1966 umhlaba washaywa, iNdlovukazi yaseBrithani i-Elizabeth II yaqala ukuvela phambi komphakathi ngeziketi ezikhishwe ngamathambo. Ukunakekelwa komuntu wasebukhosini ezweni lefashini akugcini kuphela ekushintsheni ikhabethe. Ngonyaka ofanayo, uMary Quant wabizwa owesifazane wonyaka futhi wavuzwa nge-Order of the Empire yaseBrithani ekuthuthukiseni imboni elula nokunyuka kwamanye amazwe. Kodwa kukhona inguqulo eyengeziwe yokuthola imiklomelo. Ngenxa yokuthi ama-skirts amancane adqobile ukuthandwa okunjalo, eNgilandi izinga lokuzalwa liye landa kakhulu.
Umlando wokwakha i-mini skirt uthonye izinhloso zobuhle. Manje amamodeli athunyelwe ngezidingo ezihluke ngokuphelele. Kwakudingeka babe nezincane kakhulu, ngokude, ngisho nangemilenze. Isithombe samashumi ezinkulungwane zamantombazane amancane kwakungumSwina wesifazane waseLessie uHorby, owaziwa yi-sickname Twiggy, okusho igatsha, isiqu. Ukuphakama kwayo kwakuyi-167 cm, walinganisa leyo nkinga engama-43 kg. Amaphesenti angu-80-55-80 abe yi-classic. U-Twiggy wabizwa ngokuthi ubuso buka-1966. I-model of makeup yayinamehlo amakhulu nge-eyelashes angamanga, azungezwe izithunzi ezimnyama. Ubuqili boqobo obubizwa nge-Twiggy kwadlula iminyaka emithathu. Wayenomona ngisho nezithombe ezidumile zaseHollywood.
Ukuphakama kwe-mini skirt ukuthandwa kwafika ngo-1967. Yamukelwa ngisho nabesifazane. Bathi yiyona mini ekwazi ukukhulula abesifazane ekubandleni, ukuyikhulula. Futhi abaklami bafinyelele ngisho nakakhulu isiketi esifushane kakade, bawuguqule ube ultramini.
Ngomunye umugqa, kanye nokwakhiwa kwe-bikini, ibhulukwe labesifazane, i-kapron pantyhose ne-jeans, ungafaka indaba yokwenza i-mini skirt. Kodwa i-mini kuphela eyakwazi ukuletha ubuhle obuningi ezweni, ibe yi-wardrobe yabesifazane bonke.