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"British retailer Debenhams conducted a study to see if there&amp;amp;#8217;s any connection between skirt length and age&amp;amp;#8212;and the findings might surprise you! As it turns out, women in their 40s are more likely to show a bit of leg than women in their 30s. Read on for the full details.When it comes to wearing the shortest skirts, British 23-year-olds are the winners&amp;amp;#8212;according to the Daily Mail, the average hemline for this age hovers around 12.5 inches. Not quite a shocker, right? But here&amp;amp;#8217;s where it gets interesting: They found that women in their early 40s are more likely to wear a shorter skirt than women in their late 30s. Granted, the difference is about a centimeter, but their findings indicated that most gals are comfortable enough with their bodies&amp;amp;#8212;and sense of personal style&amp;amp;#8212;to wear mini-skirts even as they get older. It&amp;amp;#8217;s only once women reach their 50s that average hem lengths really begin to drop. Debenhams conducted the same survey back in 2009, and in just three years women have become a bit gutsier when it comes to showing skin&amp;amp;#8212;according to their findings, back then women reported that they stopped wearing minis when they hit 40. Madonna: proving that age&amp;amp;#8212;and skirt length&amp;amp;#8212;ain&amp;#x27;t nothing but a number. Granted, this study was done just in England, but it would be hard to believe that women in the US are more likely to cover up&amp;amp;#8212;after all, it was 53-year-old Madonna who danced onstage in a Givenchy mini during the Super Bowl halftime. What&amp;amp;#8217;s more American than that?! So why the change? A Debenhams spokesperson said, &amp;amp;#8220;It shows that women now have an increasing confidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly.&amp;amp;#8221; Do you think that&amp;amp;#8217;s true? When it comes to skirts, do you believe in showing some skin no matter your age? What&amp;#x27;s the shortest you would go? Let me know in the comments! PLUS... -The skirt is back! We show GMA viewers how to wear it this spring -One piece, four ways: Reese Witherspoon&amp;#x27;s Wren skirt - Denim skirts: are you wearing &amp;#x27;em? Photo: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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