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- noun Plural form of
hemline .
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Examples
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Psychedelic and abstract prints dominated the catwalk on Saturday at India's largest fashion week where models in short hemlines danced to Elvis Presley hits.
Moneycontrol Top Headlines Moneycontrol.com editor@moneycontrol.com 2010
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The women who serve drinks, instead of looking like Playboy bunnies, dress in little black suits that would be appropriate at Goldman Sachs, if only their hemlines were a foot or two closer to the ground.
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The women who serve drinks, instead of looking like Playboy bunnies, dress in little black suits that would be appropriate at Goldman Sachs, if only their hemlines were a foot or two closer to the ground.
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His sexy evening wear and hemlines and wearability were spot-on trend for Fall/Winter 2011.
Kevin DeSoto: Rolando Santana's Fall 2011 Collection -- Discrete Opulence Kevin DeSoto 2011
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No doubt he didn't like seeing vulnerable thighs exposed by high hemlines.
Fashion's Eternal Flame Laura Jacobs 2011
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The economic theory, attributed to Wharton professor George Taylor, suggested that when folks were feeling flush, skirts got shorter and when times were tough, hemlines dropped.
Wendy Brandes: Do Long Skirts Mean You Should Short Stocks? Wendy Brandes 2011
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The economic theory, attributed to Wharton professor George Taylor, suggested that when folks were feeling flush, skirts got shorter and when times were tough, hemlines dropped.
Wendy Brandes: Do Long Skirts Mean You Should Short Stocks? Wendy Brandes 2011
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His sexy evening wear and hemlines and wearability were spot-on trend for Fall/Winter 2011.
Kevin DeSoto: Rolando Santana's Fall 2011 Collection -- Discrete Opulence Kevin DeSoto 2011
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Apparently, his point was that women who were well-off raised their hemlines to flaunt silk stockings.
Wendy Brandes: Do Long Skirts Mean You Should Short Stocks? Wendy Brandes 2011
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Apparently, his point was that women who were well-off raised their hemlines to flaunt silk stockings.
Wendy Brandes: Do Long Skirts Mean You Should Short Stocks? Wendy Brandes 2011
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