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Kareri impressions III.
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Kareri impressions I.
Nagtibba 3022m
*New* Chinese
Fuzhou in funky mood
Entering tulou
茶 = Tea
The House is Empty
Traditional Teahouse
Hangar
Streets of Xi'an (reflections II - VIII)
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Terracotta hustle I.
Chucky's Sibelings in China
Rope
Good bye, Tiger Leaping Gorge
Push it
Čajový stolík
In the park
The lovely mountain flower
Tiger Leaping Gorge
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Mosuo grannies
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Teahouse
Cha{i}
Play just for the feeling
Yi people music II.
Wa Shaman musical performance
Yi people music I.
Lampiony
Chá
Fuwa a ja
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The 1960s brought winds of cultural and social change around the world, which also reached communist Czechoslovakia. While restrictions were loosening during the Prague Spring of 1968, shorter skirts and fashions from the West challenged traditional norms.
Younger Czechs and Slovaks enthusiastically embraced youthful styles like mini skirts paired with boots, viewing them as freedoms long denied under communist rule. However, shorter skirts tended to be worn only privately or when socializing, remaining largely unacceptable in schools, workplaces or formal settings. State authorities and older generations saw them as symbols of Western decadence and individualism, clashing with the regime’s values of modesty and conformity.
So while avantgarde designers like Mary Quant inspired Czech/Slovak fashion followers, uptake of radically short skirts was generally more underground. Most women navigated a delicate balance, cautiously adopting modern fashion elements from the West while paying lip service to communist dress codes and sensibilities in public life. Shorter skirts may have represented liberty for youth cultures, but came with an implicit risk of censure for being perceived as anti-socialist, dissident behaviors.
The complex politics around fashion leave the popularity of 1960s mini skirts in Czechoslovakia is difficult to fully assess from a modern-day vantage point.
Younger Czechs and Slovaks enthusiastically embraced youthful styles like mini skirts paired with boots, viewing them as freedoms long denied under communist rule. However, shorter skirts tended to be worn only privately or when socializing, remaining largely unacceptable in schools, workplaces or formal settings. State authorities and older generations saw them as symbols of Western decadence and individualism, clashing with the regime’s values of modesty and conformity.
So while avantgarde designers like Mary Quant inspired Czech/Slovak fashion followers, uptake of radically short skirts was generally more underground. Most women navigated a delicate balance, cautiously adopting modern fashion elements from the West while paying lip service to communist dress codes and sensibilities in public life. Shorter skirts may have represented liberty for youth cultures, but came with an implicit risk of censure for being perceived as anti-socialist, dissident behaviors.
The complex politics around fashion leave the popularity of 1960s mini skirts in Czechoslovakia is difficult to fully assess from a modern-day vantage point.
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Mein fröhlicher Freund...ich wünsch Dir alles Gute für das kommende Jahr....bleib gesund und so besonders wie Du bist....und ich hab leider nie Miniröcke getragen....war schon immer zu rund :)))
Happy 2024 Dir!
Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
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