SKIRTS MUST BE SHORTER
YOUTH REVOLTS AGAINST CRAMPING FASHION
(CMITTO FB1» Ai«OCUTU»I COPIBKM.) j (SIDNEI SUN CABLE.) (Received 31st January, 11 a .m ) ' LONDON, 30th January. I 1 ans and London designers have agreed that skirts must be shorter some barely reaching the knees with a slightly hobble effect. Probably this is the first occasion where fashion 'has bowed before universal obstinacy. Evening dresses remain long! "The Evening News" welcomes the announcement, and says: "People can see legs now without dismay. ,O.ur Victorian grandfathers knew that legs existed because they saw womenfolk -walking. Healthy youth has revolted againßt cramping fashions. Short' skirts are healthier and prettier."
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 26, 31 January 1924, Page 5
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106SKIRTS MUST BE SHORTER Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 26, 31 January 1924, Page 5
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