However, handkerchief hems have a long history in fashion that goes way before the smartphone age. Back in the 1920s, during the flapper era of fashion, the uneven, flirty hemline was hugely ...

Off to party at New York Fashion Week, Ross wore a whisper of a dress spun from sheer featherweight organza and cut to a ...

Welcome to The State of Style, an annual report that serves as our version of a “State of the Union” where we zoom out and ...

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.

A handkerchief hem dress needs a matching handkerchief ... A playful paisley dress with a short hemline gets the bohemian treatment with a matching silk headscarf. A patterned scarf makes for ...

The “hemline index” indicates that when the economy is doing well, hemlines go up to match the exuberant atmosphere. The dress lengths fall when things look dark, and it’s a more somber vibe.

With a floaty swing-style skirt that glides gracefully over the hips and lands in a quirky hanky hemline ... I love the handkerchief hem as it adds movement and interest. Just a very comfortable ...