A look back at how hemlines got shorter and the “mini” has evolved.

Where there’s sex appeal, there’s controversy.

Major designers like Coco Chanel and Christian Dior were initially against the trend, Chanel even deemed them “just awful.”

The Netherlands banned the skirts for a limited time and model Jean Shrimpton caught a lot of flack for wearing a mini without tights to the 1965 Melbourne Cup Carnival.