The Hemline Theory Strikes Again!

The AP reports that long hemlines are back in fashion:

So long, miniskirts. The up-to-there trend gave way to longer hemlines at New York Fashion Week.
There were more pants, too, than in recent seasons when the dress ruled the runways. Even designers who showed shorter dresses paired them with leg-warmers for a less leggy look.
On Wednesday, Oscar de la Renta showed long slim skirts for daytime, while Michael Kors had the slim shape just below the knee as well as more free-flowing knits that grazed the floor.
The old saying that hemlines go up in a good economy and down in a bad one is not always the case, but many did see the longer hemline as a reflection of the Great Recession.
“There’s a general growing up of fashion after a very difficult year,” said Joanna Coles, editor in chief of Marie Claire magazine. “Women don’t want dressing up to be so complicated. The hemline dropping is part of that.”

This is a change from four years ago when hemlines were rising.

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on February 18th, 2010 at 9:20 am

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