"You don't see a lot of companion characters wearing dresses -- at least not of the non-miniskirt variety, " Robertson said.

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For every bouncy miniskirt there was a ladylike pencil, and broad-shouldered military coats were offset by gently molded oversized ones.

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And the miniskirt has very little to do with it.

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The interviewer, Michael Green of the political website SCHotline, was bold enough to ask her about her relationship status and if she's ever worn a miniskirt. (Answers: single and no).

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Perhaps her story begins in a cold, seaside town, with a wardrobe that includes a cashmere cable-knit turtleneck with a flared leather miniskirt or balloon-leg pants tucked into her boots.

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She was wearing a beige miniskirt and had applied lipstick, but she seemed more like a teen-ager who had messed up her makeup, so that her face appeared older than her petite body, which was curvaceous but tight.

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