If hemlines reflect the economy - where are they headed?

Hemlines have been said to reflect, or even predict the state of the economy...

If you don’t trust the stock market – some say hemlines have been pretty accurate economic predictors in the past. In the roaring 20s – investors were clapping and flappers were flapping – in really short dresses. When the economy went down in the 30s, so did the hemlines. Longer skirts depicting Depression Era modesty were in. When the economy perked up in the 50’s – so did the bobby-soxers - in their knee-high poodle skirts. The economy flat lined in the 70’s – and so did dress sales – pant suits were in. Madonna helped us celebrate the economic rebound in the 80’s with her skirt length, or lack thereof.

Since then, hemlines have been up and down and a lot more varied. So where are they now? All over the place it seems. Stroll through any women’s department and you’ll see floor length casual skirts and dresses on every other rack. It doesn’t get much lower than that. However, super short frocks are really in too! The difference is – they’re usually paired with leggings or worn over pants now.