With that in mind, when shopping, be conscious of hemlines (not too high) and bust lines (not too low).

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Unlike dress hemlines, which go up and down with fashion trends, most computing technology started huge and gets smaller.

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Hemlines shorter than that tend to work best on the very young, says Ms. Azria, who is in her 40s.

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The clothing business is similar: hemlines may rise and fall, but the spinning, weaving and stitching that create them remain the same.

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There were smart jackets with gold hardware and some with red-and-black brocades, crisp navy suits, and leather harnesses over stretch-crepe dresses with sexy slashes on the bodice and asymmetric peplums and hemlines.

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He couldn't care less about the quality of management inside his companies (how do you quantify that?) or about who will win U.S. presidential elections or whether hemlines are headed up or down.

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