IT was the dramatically-shortened hemline that defined the fashion of the decade and marked the liberation of women - they could fi-nally wear whatever they wanted.

The 26-year old Russian tennis star wore a stylish green and blue short hemline block dress, a pair of white court heels with a stylish gold stack of rings on her ring finger, which gave rise to rumors of an engagement with boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov, and pink lipstick at the event, the Daily express reported.

Real isn't sure what look Jess is trying to pull off here with the top half of the frock apparently made out of crepe paper and a hemline that nestles somewhere between neither here nor there.

4Lower or lift your hemline: "The trend for classic ladylike dressing of the last few seasons will continue but there is no need to invest in a whole new wardrobe to carry off this look.

Heather gray cocktail dress has asymmetrical black ruffled neckline with one spaghetti strap, scarf tie at the waist, and asymmetrical ruffled hemline. By Viktor and Rolf.

.Look for more ostentatious touches on your clothes, such as ruffles and frills on a hemline, or beading detail.

The 'Place Behind the Pines' star, who was recently named the new face of Vogue Eyewear, fell victim to the classic wardrobe malfunction combination: a vehicle exit plus a high hemline plus ravenous paparazzi, the New York Post reported.

THE Duchess of Cambridge raised eyebrows as high as her hemline when she appeared at an official function in a short skirt.

Martin Grant's shimmering white cocktail dress of jacquard satin has spaghetti straps, shirred bodice and below the knee hemline.

grew shoulders, the hemline shrank, and it was draped in fox fur and topped with cocktail hats as worn by Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.

The first outfit exhibited a woman in a white skirt, its hemline gathered in a bunch just beneath her knees.