I was told years ago that the length of a woman's dress or skirt was in direct proportion to the state of the economy. Is ...

The idea that a high hemline is a modern phenomenon is something of myth. Through the years there’s been no shortage of ladies keen to show they’re a cut above the rest.

The hemline index, if you aren’t familiar, is a speculative theory that suggests that skirt and dress lengths rise and fall in line with the state of the economy; that a bull market spurs everyone to ...