Photos: The Social Shopper: New Year, New Length

Call it a sign of the times. The hemline, that ever-shifting component, is perhaps fashion’s most striking cultural indicator—skirts first got markedly shorter in the 1920s, right in step with the newly liberated Jazz Age woman; the Hemline Index theory postulates that when dress lengths rise, so do stock prices. Economy projections aside, one thing is certain: Captured here on Stockholm Streetstyle, **Ece Sükan’**s assured pairing of the season’s elegant below-the-knee cut (think Calvin Klein’s resort collection) with an utterly down-to-earth shoe, clearly forecasts a new era of fresh sophistication. From a J.W. Anderson pleated skirt to an Acne oversize blazer, these are polished pieces that let you try on a truly refined look.