In the 1960s,
hippies first came up with the idea of recycling old denim jeans into long denim skirts, by opening the inseams, and inserting pieces of triangular denim (or any other fabric) in the front and, unless a tall slit in back is preferred, also in the back of the opened-up trousers. Denim skirts were first introduced in mainstream fashion lines in the 1970s. In the 1980s, denim
miniskirts—with a
pencil skirt silhouette—became a popular teenage fashion. They were initially in darker blues, but eventually pinstripes (light blue on darker blue, red on black) and
acid wash. The trend faded in the late 1980s when knit miniskirts were dominant. Denim miniskirts re-emerged in the latter portion of the 1990s. Marnie Bjornson, a well-known figure in the Reykjavik style scene, is credited with reinvigorating the denim skirt in 1996. The same year,
Pamela Anderson wore a light washed denim skirt in a promotional photo shoot for the film
Barb Wire. The denim miniskirt of the early 21st century was shorter than its 1980s counterpart. In the late part of the 2000s to early 2010s, it was popular for short denim skirts to be worn with capri length leggings and ballet flats sometimes with socks or sometimes sneakers with socks or Sperrys boat shoes. == Gallery ==