“THE MINI-SKIRT REBELLION” 1966 SWINGING LONDON WOMEN'S FASHION DOC 1960s SEXUAL REVOLUTION XD49394

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This 1966 television documentary (released in the USA in 1967) on the surging popularity of the mini skirt in the UK offers a colorful look at Swinging Sixties women’s fashion, with an emphasis on changing trends of the era. Interviews feature influential British fashion legends Deirdre McSharry and Mary Quant as well as actress/models Jill St. John, Chris Noel, and Twiggy. Also featuring the folk music of Vashti Bunyan (26:07). It was directed by William Kyriakis. A montage of mini skirts in urban environments. Women wear colorful dresses and pass storefront window displays (0:07). A woman wearing a black miniskirt walking a dog. An urban couple jaywalks (0:23). Closeups on women’s barte legs (0:40). A chaotic view of “Big Ben” and the streets of “swinging London.” A novelty song with lyrics about miniskirts. A bald man in sunglasses rubbernecking (1:00). A slow tilt down to a woman’s hemline. London’s Queen Victoria Memorial. Women enter an estate agent’s office. The Queen’s Guard (1:30). Opening titles: “The Mini-Skirt Rebellion” and “Clairol - exciting natural look” (2:20). Big Ben, the youths of Swinging London. A slender woman’s asymmetrical haircut (2:35). A woman on a motorbike wears a striped suit (2:51). Deirdre McSharry, Fashion Editor of the London Daily Express (3:10). The storefronts of Maxine Leighton, Tony Armstrong, Susan Locke, Hung on You, Biba House, Bazaar, Top Gear, Countdown. Narration mentions the Beatles, the Rolling Stones (3:48). Busy fashion storefronts, well-dressed clientele. Inside a crowded boutique (4:17). Karen Booth and James Wedge, owners of Top Gear and Countdown (4:48). Smiling models, exposed legs. Inside Biba’s, a nightclub styled retail shop with low lighting. Narration mentions Julie Christie (5:26). Music: Vashti Bunyan “Love Song” (6:32). Bazaar storefront signage: “Oh Jungle Y