Hemline

That explains the neckline which does not plunge to your belly, revealin much of the beauty of your breasts, and the hemline, which is surely something less than slave short. ❋ Norman, John, 1931- (1983)

The bodice has to be made looser if you want to wear it for every day, so cut a larger size on the sides and bust line, and you have to add over 10 inches to the hemline. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Soon an elderly man with his tie tied backwards joins them, followed by a brunette in a pencil skirt whose hemline is two inches from committing a crime. ❋ Unknown (2011)

While European runways may introduce the latest hemline, I suspect that it isn't until Hollywood movie stars adopt the new look that the trend spreads to the general populace. ❋ Kamran Pasha (2010)

And while willowy beauties like Ms. Fanning may have no reason to conceal their legs, the mid-calf hemline does leave lots to the imagination, making it flattering for any age and body type. ❋ Alexa Brazilian (2011)

The first is a long, sleeveless silk dress, which has a looser cut that is "beachy, floaty and has movement" but which also has a slight air of "drama" due to its elegant, floor-dusting hemline. ❋ Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (2011)

When wearing trendy long skirts or midcalf lengths, Ms. Randall typically opts for boots that are tall enough to end above the hemline. ❋ Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (2012)

After her shoes my eyes caught the repeated glimmer of gold woven throughout the hemline of her dress. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That the shoulders of men may uphold heaven, but the hemline of heaven brushes the earth. ❋ Laura Jacobs (2012)

One is your shoes can never be lighter than your hemline. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You might find that you already have something in a style you like that can be varied a bit with a different collar or sleeves, hemline treatment, adding a bolero vest, etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Designers who have long favored a calf-grazing hemline see it as a consummate classic. ❋ Alexa Brazilian (2011)

Gaga is a deeply gifted thinker, writer, and student of style who, in her first column for V magazine, wrote: I can look at almost any hemline, silhouette, beadwork, or heel architecture and tell you very precisely who designed it first, what French painter they stole it ❋ Susannah Gora (2011)

Marabou feathers undulated lazily from the hemline and sleeves of a long, lean gown in black silk that glinted with sequins. ❋ Unknown (2011)

To that end, the high-end St. Tropez swimwear brand Vilebrequin has lopped more than an inch off the hemline of its Ocean board short. ❋ Unknown (2011)

She points to the Oscar Party Legs, the ones a drunken Jack Nicholson tried to violate after he won for Cuckoo's Nest, and the understated Nonprofit Fundraiser Legs she wore to Jerry Lewis Telethons, and the fake-tanned State Dinner with Reagan and Gorbachev Legs that the Secretary of State made her cover up with a long hemline, because their shade matched Gorbachev's birthmark. ❋ Joe Kapitan (2011)

Sometimes, Ms. Azria will wear a longer dress or skirt but accentuate her legs with an asymmetrical hemline or dramatic slits. ❋ Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (2012)

After Taylor’s tube popped, he had to hop into [Prescott]’s. They were [hemlining] the rest of the way [down the river]. ❋ Ritawayworth (2018)

[thats] a hemlin ❋ Thats_stonks_for_ya (2020)

Low skirts at the ankles mean the country is [swaying] towards a conservative, [bear market]. (1930s) High skirts above the knee mean the country is in a free spirited and aggressvie [bull market]. (1980s) ❋ JayBee (2005)

hemlin ❋ Thats_stonks_for_ya (2020)