Bye Bye Bottoms

BYE BYE BOTTOMS FROM KNEE-LENGTH TO NO-LENGTH, TRACKING A CENTURY OF SHRINKING HEMLINES 1910s IT'S ALL FLOOR-LENGTH < POIRET DRESSES AND HAREM ROBES; LESS IS MORE DOES NOT APPLY. LOSE 12" HELLO CALVES! 1930s HEMLINES DROP SLIGHTLY TO FLATTER NEW BACK UP BEAN-POLE SILHOUETTE. Gain an 1" OR 2 YO YO. LOSE THAT 1" OR 2 1940s POST WWII UBER- UTILITARIAN STYLES REIGN 1920s ANDROGYNOUS GLAMOUR, FLAPPERS, REBELLIOUS CALF- EXPOSURE RUNS RAMPANT. SUPREME; HEMS HIT A SENSIBLE KNEE-LENGTH. MAJOR SHRINKAGE LOSE 2 FEET CATCH UP SKIRTS FOLLOW SUIT AND LOSE FOOTAGE 1950s HELLO HOT-PANTS! SKIRTS STICK TO KNEE-LENGTH, BUT SHORTS GET A LOT SHORTER. AND CUT! LOSE 3" 1960s SKIRT LENGTHS ON THE RISE AND BARING THIGHS BECOMES DE RIGEUR. 1970s ROLLER SHORTS BECOME A ( DAYWEAR CRAZE AND MINI-DRESSES BARELY COVER THE LADY PARTS. EVEN STEVEN 1980s TO BALANCE THOSE MASSIVE SHOULDER-PADS, A GIRL > HAS TO KEEP THAT HEMLINE HIGH! HOLDING PATTERN 1990s SKIRT SUITS GIVE WAY TO ACID-WASH AND VINYL MINIS, JUST WHEN PROVING WOMEN CAN BE STRONG AND SEXY. YOU THOUGHT IT COULDN'T GET ANY SHORTER. LOSE 3" NOW HEMS GO MISSING ENTIRELY! BYE-BYE BOTTOMS!