第1785期:迷你裙有多迷你?埋膝裙有多埋膝?

Miniskirt(迷你裙)这个词造得音译得都很棒,传神,上口。要感谢英国服装设计师Mary Quant女士(Feb 11, 1930 – Apr 13, 2023),给它起了个这么棒的名字——她用自己最喜欢的汽车Mini Cooper命名了这种很短的裙子 —— miniskirt.

Mini Cooper如今是宝马汽车旗下的一个品牌,发明人是John Cooper, the inventor of the Formula One car.

Mary Quant只是给迷你裙起了名字,但这种裙子不是她设计的,据说1964年由法国服装设计师André Courrèges首创。

不论怎样,感谢这两位设计师的创举。

Mini skirt

标准的miniskirt多长呢?

一般来说,裙摆(hemline)到大腿的中间部位,臀下10公分左右,这个长度最标准。也有比这个更短的超短裙,中文里有几种很不雅的说法,本文不采纳,英文可以称为 ultra short skirt, micro miniskirt

A micro-miniskirt or microskirt is a miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level. (Wikipedia)

Maxi skirt

裙摆在脚踝上方一点的长裙英文叫 maxi skirt,常简称为maxi,香港作家西西把这个词译为“埋膝裙”。

Vero Moda官网上有段关于maxi skirt的介绍写得很好:

Maxi skirts are most likely the comfiest skirt of them all. It goes all the way down to your ankles, avoiding the risk of any unwanted exposure and making sure you can enjoy whatever occasion you find yourself in. A maxi skirt is perfect for anything, just as much for a party as the everyday look. The skirt can give you a bohemian look or an ultra-feminine one, it all depends on which type of maxi skirt you choose. (https://www.veromoda.com/en-nl/shop-by-category/skirts/maxi-skirts)

比maxi skirt再长的,裙裾拖到地板上的拖地长裙英文就叫 floor-length skirt或full-length skirt.

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