Project 4

The Maxi

In the 1970's the maxi skirt became a very popular fashion among young women.  We find that unlike the popular mini skirt of the 1960's, the women of the 70's chose the maxi as a sort of anit-mini skirt. The 70's gave women a choice to cover up where they had revealed more just a decade before. 

The Maxi has continued to reappear in fashion. Long skirts were all the rage in the 90's as I remember my sister looking so cool in her long skirt as she left for high school. In the popular television shows of the 90's such as Dawson's Creek and Roswell, they brought back the maxi in a cooler way. In the early 2000's they reappeared again as one of the Olsen twins elegantly strutted her stuff down the red carpet.

 

Most recently, in a runway show that showed a multiple maxi skirt fashions for Spring 2011, Bensoni's collection was both beautiful and inspiring. As stated on the Mercedez Benz Fashion Week Official Site, "Benjamin Channing Clyburn and Sonia Yoon’s brand Bensoni embodies the designers’ distinct, yet cohesive, styles with an exquisitely tailored look at femininity." Adding to the long run of gorgeous and historic Maxi skirt this season was Bensoni.