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The rah-rah (or '''ra-ra''') skirt was a short flounced skirt that became popular in about 1982 and remained fashionable, mostly among teenage girls, for several years. It was derived from the skirts worn by Cheer-leaders at American sporting and other events and, as the ''Oxford Dictionary'' noted, was the first successful attempt to revive the Mini-skirt that had been introduced in the mid 1960s ''New Words'', 1991. Later in the 1980s it was often worn with leather, denim or lace See, for example, ''Daily Telegraph'', 19 March 1991. In the 1990s the mini came back into fashion in its own right, largely discarding the frills of the rah-rah. Examples of the rah-rah were to be seen on the covers of Gramophone Records or Compact Discs such as '' 99 Red Balloons '' by Nena (1983) and ''Since Yesterday'' by Strawberry Switchblade (1984). NOTES |
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