Fashion Quarterly

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he literal difference between a mini or ankle-length skirt may be a few inches of fabric, but the symbolic meaning behind short and long is much more complex. The baring of skin, particularly when it comes to women, is a debate that’s omnipresent: it straddles political, religious and social realms; it looms in the workplace and at the beach; it fluctuates with age and dress size. Whether it should or not, how much or how little women bare their skin reflects changes in society. So what does the current trend for modest fashion tell

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