This iconic (and tiny) fashion trend will be all over your office this summer

This iconic (and tiny) fashion trend will be all over your office this summerThis iconic (and tiny) fashion trend will be all over your office this summerThink spring. Now think short. No, shorter.Miniskirts are coming back in a big rather, little way this spring and summer, the Guardian reported, with retailers already upping their orders.Asos, the online retailer, is stocking 165 miniskirt options this season, while Topshop has reported a 106% rise in searches, wrote theGuardian. In response, it has shortened the hemline of one of its most popular styles.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraGrazia agrees, reportingthat minis, ever the eternal skirt length of summer, have shrunk to practically belt-like proportions this summer.Minis in the officeHowever, that doesnt mean we have to keep them out of the office. Micro-minis are made modest practically office-worthy even when teame d with a boxy tailored blazer or long collared shirt with the front tucked for effect.British designer Mary Quant is widely credited for inventing the miniskirt. She had a shop on Kings Road in Londons fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, and, inspired by street style, she chopped some skirts several inches above the knee keeping it four inches below the bum in 1964. She called her super-short skirts and dresses arrogant, aggressive and sexy.The waify British model Twiggy became the poster child for the mini.Around the same time in Paris, French designer Andr Courrges was also experimenting with ultra-short skirts in his space-age dresses. It was hard to say who invented the mini first, and fashionistas debated for decades.Quant settled the matter by saying, It wasnt me orCourrges who invented the miniskirt anyway it was the girls in the street who did it.Take a long look at this trend and here are some updated versions that are available now.Sies Marjan Laminated Crinkle miniskirtS ies MarjanTibi Linen and Viscose Removable Tie MiniskirtShopbopSimon and Miller white orange jeansstoff printed miniSsenseJames Perse wrap miniRevolveSelf-Portrait printed mini with rufflesStylebopMilly Crinkle leather miniskirtRevolveYou might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people