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"As you STFer might already know, there&amp;#x27;s a long-standing theory that a woman&amp;#x27;s skirt length is linked to the wealth of a country&amp;#x27;s economy--the better the times, the shorter the skirt.In the 20&amp;#x27;s, and again in the 60&amp;#x27;s stock prices (and hemlines for that matter) were at an all-time high. And, when the market dropped in the 30&amp;#x27;s (think floor length skirts) and again in the 70&amp;#x27;s (maxi dresses, anyone?) hemlines too, went down. Notice a trend here? Ashley Tisdale&amp;#x27;s sky high hem at the MTV Movie Awards looks chic, but is super-short! Last night I went to a party, and saw three girls wearing this same American Apparel dress (note that the size small is only 28 inches in length!) and at last night&amp;#x27;s MTV Movie Awards, anyone wearing a dress longer than 8 inches past their hip bone looked &amp;quot;off&amp;quot;. Rewind a few weeks to Jenny&amp;#x27;s post and the Met Gala, and same thing, all of the models were strutting their stuff in super-short, super-tight frocks. The good news? This could be a sign that the recession is over. (And the bad news? I&amp;#x27;ve got to start watching my carbs!) What do you think? Are hems getting shorter? Do you believe the &amp;quot;recession is over&amp;quot; hype? Why do you think super short skirts are in right now? Is it because of the economy or just because they look cute? Weigh in here ladies! And while we&amp;#x27;re on the subject: *How short is too short? *Short hemlines for evening: A DO or a DON&amp;#x27;T? *Welcome to the Lower Thigh Zone: Rules on just how much leg you should show Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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