free spirits british designer mary quant and the miniskirts revolution. and danish i call the lego company celebrates its sixtieth anniversary. germany's capital is currently hosting the world's leading travel trade show the i.t.b. berlin over one hundred eighty countries are showcasing the latest and greatest in travel and tourism and germany itself is booming as a travel destination posting record figures for the eighth year running. it's no wonder the country has everything from sandy beaches snowy mountain peaks cosmopolitan cities and beautiful countryside so let's take a closer look at germany's holiday credentials maybe you'll be tempted to pay us a visit. modern architecture breathtaking nature and a rich cultural heritage germany is attracting more and more tourists and by just a nearly four hundred sixty million overnight stays in two thousand and seventeen alone tourism expert tossed in shifa knows why germany is so popular. notion pointed for every one of germany's strengths is that it offers a wide range of leisure activities insights social

now to the final episode in this week's series pioneering women today we get to know mary quant whose invention caused a scandal in the early sixty's the fashion designer was responsible for introducing the mini skirt it was first pictured in a nine hundred sixty two edition of british vogue and sparked outrage from both conservatives and the church soon after the mini skirt became a symbol of female emancipation in the swinging sixty's and made mary quant a fashion icon it's still as popular as ever come rain or shine. london in winter even at temperatures close to freezing there were plenty of mini skirts around mary quant invention is almost sixty years old but it still makes a specific fashion statement. for freedom and beauty and elegance and libido flirting i'm sure like back then people would think it's not cool because i'd be a very conservative. but i think it is cool for women to wear and once here i think must've been really controversial but it's really cool that it's invites. the british fashion designer sparked a genuine revolution in the early one nine hundred sixty s.

free spirits british designer mary quant and the miniskirts.

free spirits british designer mary quant and the millions.