A miniskirt, sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt,'s a skirt with a hemline well above the knees – generally or more above knee level. The mini was the defining fashion symbol of "Swinging London" in the 1960s, and continues to be popular. A minidress's a dress with a hemline significantly above the knees. Mary Quant and Jean Shrimpton Mary Quant ran a popular clothes shop in Kings Road, Chelsea, London, called Bazaar, from which she sold her own designs. In the late 1950s she began experim… (More on Miniskirt)