萧山十中文化课分数:裙长指数：迷你裙与经济增长

1926年，宾夕法尼亚大学的George Taylor教授提出了“裙长指数（hemline原义为地面到裙子底边的高度）”。虽然当初很好笑——经过时间的考验，它已经证明了它自己。

裙长指数

裙长指数支持Taylor教授的观察，即女人裙摆离地的高度随着股市价格的增长而提升。或者换句话说——经济状况越好，女人的裙子就越短——在超短裙那里达到顶点。经济一旦变糟糕，她们往往会穿长一些的裙子。

如果观察一下20世纪的经济走势，我们就会看到“裙长指数”已经证明它是一个经济指标。

1920年代——20世纪初期的20年代，股票处于该阶段的最高价格，一直到1929年。那也正是一个流行衬衫加短裙的时期。

1930年代——大萧条时代意味着的是过去100年中美国最恶劣的经济状况。这时我们看到的是非常长的保守裙装，都完全拖到地面。

1940和1950年代——四十和五十年代是人们和经济从二战中恢复的时期。虽然大多数人有工作，但是他们为战争牺牲了很多。这也反映在女性裙子的长度上——她们所穿裙子的特点是大约膝盖高，或者稍低一点。

1960年代——此时经济巨增，并在1965年迷你裙发明时达到顶峰。

1970年代——70年代最知名的是1973年的石油危机，和1974年的股票市场暴跌。时尚有知，这意味着穿迷你裙out了。

1980年代——80年代是经济繁荣的年代，裙子短下来了，还带来了女性的power suits（女力套装）。1987年著名的黑色星期一股市大跌又随之加长了裙摆。

1990年代——90年代前一半时期遭受着1987年股市下跌的巨大冲击，但是在后一半时期经济开始经历超常的增长。此时伴随的是很快成为时尚的复古迷你裙。

2000年代——2008年目睹了自历经大萧条以来最大经济危机的开始。时尚专家同意这种看法，更长的波西米亚裙子已经开始卷土重来。

Economic Growth vs Skirt Length – the Hemline Index

Economic Growth vs Skirt Length – the Hemline Index In 1926 professor George Taylor from the University of Pennsylvania came up with the hemline index. Although funny at first – it has proven itself well against the test of time. The Hemline Index The hemline index stands for professor Taylor’s observation that hemlines on women’s dresses rise along with stock prices. Or in other words – as the economy gets better women get shorter and shorter skirts – topping with the miniskirt. When the economy gets worse they tend to wear longer skirts. If we look at the economy in the 20th century we see that the Hemline Index has proven itself as an economic indicator. 1920s -The twenties saw the highest stock prices in the early 19 hundreds until 1929. It was also a time of very shirt skirts. 1930s – The Great Depression era meant the worst economic conditions in America during the last 100 years. It also saw very long conservative skirts that went all the way to the ground. 1940s and 1950s – The forties and fifties was a time where the people and economy were recovering from World War II. While most people had a job they had sacrificed a lot for the war. This was mirrored in the skirt lengths of the women – they typically wore skirts that were about knee hight or a bit lower. 1960s - It was the time of huge economic growth that culminated with the invention of the mini skirt in 1965. 1970s – The seventies are best known by the Oil Crisis of 1973 and the stock market crash in 1974. Fashion wise it also meant that wearing mini skirts was out. 1980s – It was a time of economic prosperity which brought shorter skirts and also power suits for women. The stock market crash known as Black Monday in 1987 also brought with it the lengthening of hemlines. 1990s – The first half of the nineties suffered greatly from the shock of the stock market crash in 1987 but during the second half of the 90s the economy started seeing extraordinary growth. It was accompanied by the retro mini skirts that quickly became fashionable. 2000s – 2008 saw the start of the biggest economic crisis seen since the Great Depression. Fashion experts agree that since longer and bohemian style skirts have started to make a comeback. Want to know how the economy is doing? Just check out what your wife is wearing