Miniskirt young women to whom they were unrelated, but to oppose it on their own wives and fiancés. In the UK, by shortening the skirts to less than they were classed as children's garments rather than adult clothes. Children's clothing was not subject to purchase tax whereas adult clothing was. The avoidance of tax meant that the price was correspondingly less. Several designers have been credited with the invention of the 1960s miniskirt, most significantly the London-based designer Mary Quant and the Parisian André Courrèges. Although Quant reportedly named the skirt after her favourite make of car, the Mini, there is
1960 British Columbia general election the legislature. The opposition Co-operative Commonwealth Federation increased both its share of the popular vote and its number of seats. The British Columbia Liberal Party lost a small part of its popular vote, but managed to double its caucus from two to four members. The Progressive Conservative Party doubled its share of the popular vote to almost 7%, but won no seats in the legislature. Note: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. 1960 British Columbia general election The British Columbia general election of 1960 was the 26th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.