Miniskirt her inspirations was the memory of seeing a young tap-dancer wearing a "tiny skirt over thick black tights," influencing her designs for young, active women who did not wish to resemble their mothers. In addition to the miniskirt, Quant is often credited with inventing the coloured and patterned tights that tended to accompany the garment, although their creation is also attributed to the Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga who offered harlequin-patterned tights in 1962 or to Bates. In 2009, a Mary Quant minidress was among the 10 British "design classics" featured on a series of Royal Mail stamps, alongside the Tube
Please Miniskirt Postwoman! Please Miniskirt Postwoman! The physical CD single debuted at number 4 in the Oricon daily singles chart. In the Oricon weekly chart, it debuted at number five. The B-side of the regular edition is a cover of the song "Te o Nigitte Arukitai" by Maki Gotō. She released it as a single in 2002. The single was released in five versions: four limited editions (Limited Editions A, B, C, and D) and a regular edition. All the limited editions came with a sealed-in serial-numbered entry card for the lottery to win a ticket to one of the single's launch events.