Icon...but not forgotten

From minis to Dr Martens and boob tubes... the fashion staples of the last half century

MADE famous by Twiggy in the Sixties, the mini has been voted the most iconic fashion item of the past 50 years. Decades after being worn by the model, Mary Quant’s design remains a style staple. Bell-bottom jeans, pencil skirts and kneehigh boots also made the top 10. Though half of the 2,000 women polled believe fashion rules have changed, with nearly one in five saying clothes for over-50s are sexier now, retailer Peter Hahn found.

Here are the 50 most iconic style items from the last half a century.

■ The white stiletto is the most hated shoe, for 40% of us, with Crocs second at 17%.