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But five decades on, far from transcending all taboos, the miniskirt's skyward hemline still manages to raise a few eyebrows.

Silky white cocktail dress has wide band across one shoulder, basket-weave bodice and asymmetrical hemline, By Lie Sang Bong.

.Asymmetric slanting hemlines are very Spanish, as are kick splits in material, and halterneck tops.

Right: Snazzy cocktail dress has plunging decolletage, wide cummerbund waist, and skirt of chiffon with handkerchief hemline. Accessorized with gold sandals.

Fashions change, hemlines and necklines swoop up and down, new shapes and shades drift in and out of favour, but one thing always remains ...the Little Black Dress.

However, according to the Hemline Index, the 'official' indicator for skirt-lengths in relation to the economy, says we may be looking at brighter times.

Standout features include deep cowl neckline and layered, paneled hemline.

Many of the Cardiff shops are sporting a version of this all time winner including Laura Ashley, still up and running in Queen's West, in spite of the scaffolding and showing one of the prettiest and most feminine, LBDs in town, complete with a lacy, fishtail hemline.

Go for bold florals, not forgetting an orchid for behind your ear and a rose betwixt your teeth, and boldly go where no hemline has gone before with bias cuts and sizzling splits.

The 25-year-old beauty sashayed in front of the cameras in the sheer white design, which featured silver embellishment and a waterfall hemline.

With parties and special events galore to look forward to now's the moment to hit the floor with that hemline.

Supersexy strapless abstract-print chiffon gown by Carlos Miele is patchworked with lace, piping and ruffled hemline.

Influenced by the sensual creations of Matthew Williamson, Julien Macdonald and Scott Henshall, the summer dress has to have one or more of the following: cap sleeves, spaghetti straps, a ruched bodice, a handkerchief hemline, stripes or floral pattern and all in a filmy, transparent fabric.