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STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
STEVEN STOLMAN
Long Story Short
By Steven Stolman
Not since the late 1980s/early 1990s, when the knee-baring pencil skirt became de rigueur for fashionable women everywhere (along with the requisite black tights, Spanx and stiletto pumps needed to pull it off), have hemlines been a topic worthy of discussion — until now.
Indeed, the maxi-dress and its relations, a staple of 1967’s “Summer of Love,” has been creeping back into closets for a few years now. But at a recent garden party to benefit the Southampton Arts Center, there was nary a visible ankle, let alone a knee.
While this look is inherently feminine and accommodates lawn-friendly flat or wedge-heeled footwear without issue, too sweet a turnout can appear dangerously close to the styles worn by the post-procedural female characters in that ultimate expression of male insecurity and domination, the 1975 film “The Stepford Wives.”
Perhaps in light of recent events affecting the women of the United States, those who chose to repeal certain rights should be required to don the same black tights, Spanx and stilettos under their judicial robes as women were compelled to wear some decades ago.
After all, one can never go wrong with basic black. Or can one?
