I just read this piece on the New York Times website which i thought was an interesting trend deviation and thus worthy of sharing.
Bill Cunningham with the New York Times put together this multimedia trend spot on the fall in hem-lines observed on dresses and skirts on everyday women on the streets of Paris and New York.
"Revolutions to fashion usually begin because of world events. Will fashion history repeat the drastic hemline changes that followed the 1929 crash?" he ventures.
Bill Cunningham with the New York Times put together this multimedia trend spot on the fall in hem-lines observed on dresses and skirts on everyday women on the streets of Paris and New York.
"Revolutions to fashion usually begin because of world events. Will fashion history repeat the drastic hemline changes that followed the 1929 crash?" he ventures.
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Above from left:
Thomas Wylde Madagascar silk dress, £628.43, all available at Net-a-Porter.com.
With photos shot over September 2008 into the New Year, Cunningham relates that this period appears much like the post-recession era of the 1930s, when hemlines plunged along with the downward spiral in global economy.
While younger women are still showing preference for the prevailing full skirted minis, with ample leg on display, the 30 somethings are unmistakably gravitating towards more modest hemlines that finish at the calf.
Above from left:
Wren Skating Skirt, about $275, available at Mick Margo and Thistle & Clover
A.P.C. Corduroy Full Skirt, $200, available at A.P.C. and La Garçonne
Karen Walker Wool Full Skirt, $365, available at Creatures of Comfort
What's different though is unlike the 30s, women now wear pants. Pants appear in the form of fall 08's favoured look of opaque tights worn under cropped jackets and coats. But again this look finds patronage with 'em young 'uns.
An interesting set of observations if any.... Take a look yourself and come back with musings.
L'Wren Scott Headmistress wool dress, £1,830.51.
Donna Karan Diamanté cashmere dress, £1,323.Thomas Wylde Madagascar silk dress, £628.43, all available at Net-a-Porter.com.
With photos shot over September 2008 into the New Year, Cunningham relates that this period appears much like the post-recession era of the 1930s, when hemlines plunged along with the downward spiral in global economy.
While younger women are still showing preference for the prevailing full skirted minis, with ample leg on display, the 30 somethings are unmistakably gravitating towards more modest hemlines that finish at the calf.
Above from left:Wren Skating Skirt, about $275, available at Mick Margo and Thistle & Clover
A.P.C. Corduroy Full Skirt, $200, available at A.P.C. and La Garçonne
Karen Walker Wool Full Skirt, $365, available at Creatures of Comfort
What's different though is unlike the 30s, women now wear pants. Pants appear in the form of fall 08's favoured look of opaque tights worn under cropped jackets and coats. But again this look finds patronage with 'em young 'uns.
An interesting set of observations if any.... Take a look yourself and come back with musings.
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