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Another theorized influence on the length of a woman's skirt is the hemline index, which, oversimplified, states that hemlines rise and fall in sync with the stock market. The term was brought up by Wharton Business School Professor George Taylor in 1926 at a time when hemlines rose with flapper dresses during the so-called Roaring '20s.
In the late 1960's, hemlines rose significantly above knee length for the first time. In the early 1970's, some women stayed with the miniskirt, some women went to the other extreme of ankle-length "granny dresses", while fashion designers tried to push an intermediate "midi" skirt length (see illustrations from September 1971 issue of Women's ...
The hemline index is a theory that suggests that skirt length (hemlines) rise or fall along with stock prices. The most common version of the theory is that skirt lengths get shorter in good economic times (1920s, 1960s) [1] and longer in bad, such as after the 1929 Wall Street crash. However, the reverse has also been proposed with longer ...
[102] [103] Calf-length midi-skirts were introduced in 1966–67, [104] [105] and floor-length maxi-skirts appeared around the same time [106] [107] after being seen on hippies first around 1965–66. [108] Like miniskirts, these were overwhelmingly casual in feel and simply constructed to a two-straight-side-seams A-line shape.
Some other skirt styles of the time also had very narrow hems, particularly the knee-length puffball/pouf skirts shown by Pierre Cardin, [16] Yves Saint Laurent, and others from 1957 to 1960. [17] A few of Saint Laurent's 1959 skirts were so narrow at the hem that some fashion writers revived the word "hobble" to refer to them.
Skirts are fuller in back than front. Gowns of 1892–3 feature short or elbow-length full, puffed sleeves and floral trimmings. City or traveling suit has full upper sleeves and back fullness in the skirt. Walking suits of 1894 show shorter skirts and matching jackets with leg o' mutton sleeves.
Maren Morris has poked fun at her viral wardrobe malfunction, during which she wore a denim skirt with a high slit.. The 34-year-old singer shared a video to TikTok on July 16 to address her ...
Women employees of the Aluminum Co. of Kingston, Ontario wear knee-length skirts with blouses or sweaters (often with a string of graduated pearls), 1943. Women's fashion in Europe (Hungary, 1943). Singer Peggy Lee wears a pompadour hairstyle and an evening dress with a "sweetheart" neckline in the film Stage Door Canteen , 1943.