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'It's a world of pop art, op art and kooky fashions, even in fashion-conscious France, where these contemporary scenes were taken. A line-up of nimble knees shows that the hem has risen to a point of no return and some girls love a peak-a-boo midriff... even the accessories are whimsically weird... The simple act of getting into a car becomes a major manoeuvre for the short skirt wearer.' American newsreel item covering the rise of short skirts in Paris. Includes shots of models posing like mime artists in a studio, women shopping for coats, women showing bare legs whilst dancing, a runway at a fashion show, an elfin outfit modelled by a woman with a pixie haircut, women wearing unusual hats, a woman leaning on a counter, women seen through a shop window, a woman trying on boots next to shoeboxes, a woman getting into a car and starting the engine and women wearing modern fashions walking through a market, apparently scandalising onlookers, some of whom the newsreader implies regard the women lustfully. Paris, France; 1966, precise date unspecified. (Universal Newsreel_Episode 1966 – ABMA707K)