"Jersey-style" mini-skirt goes commercial
Each summer without fail, a prevailing style seems to emerge organically throughout New York's five boroughs, leaving anyone over 20 wondering how it is that suddenly everyone on the No. 2 train is wearing, say, not one white T-shirt at a time but four.
Young women are embracing a version of the minidress modeled after pro basketball jerseys, and often featuring team logos from the 1970's and 80's. Cut to fit tightly and sometimes featuring off-the-shoulder necklines or courtesan lacing up the sides, the dresses are not intended for playing point guard, so it would be a mistake to see their popularity as one more triumph of the integration of women in sports.
The style received it's final needed endorsement when Mariah Carey wore a Michael Jordan jersey designed by Mr. Harley to the N.B.A. All-Star game last winter. (New York Times) Many thanks to Mariah-Carey.org.
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