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... of perpendicular hair, safety pins and bondage trousers. By January 1970 one thing was clear: the spacesuit was not going to take off. In the summer of 1970 the miniskirt reached the point of no return. Crotch skimming started to look tired and out of date. 'The long skirt is here - and the first vogue with not a short skirt in sight, and more leg than ever,' annonced Vogue in its 'Eye View of a Nice Sence of Proportion' in August; 'Jean Muir's new collection says it all.' The Muir midi had fluidity, breezed just above the calf and came to a halt 3 inches below the knee. Meanwhile, Ossie Clark staged a 'fashion happening' at Chelsea Town Hall - 'more a spring dance than a show' - with music by Steve Miller, Juicy Lucy and Hot Rats. The models wore Celia Birtwell prints, wild hair, sparkling green eye shadow ...