Can we talk hemlines? We haven’t talked hemlines for ages. Which is funny, because fashion used to be non-stop hemline chat. Every season had its own pet length. A 1960s-peppy mini length might be de rigueur for a few months, before fashion accelerated into a saucy micro-mini, and then wheeled a radical about-turn to floor length before you could catch your breath. Sticking to the decreed hemline was considered to be entry-level fashion compliance.
Then the needle got stuck on the midi dress for absolutely ages, because it was super easy and also, I think, because the quick change of hemlines was the drumbeat of an era when trends felt disposable and, as a result, clothes began to feel disposable.
