If shorter skirts are a sign of an improving economy, then Americans have around 2,092 reasons to be bullish. Business Insider just completed a comprehensive study of hemlines from New York's Fall/Winter fashion week, which just wrapped up a few days ago. And our findings were pretty clear: hemlines are getting shorter. The Hemline Indicator The Hemline Indicator was reportedly introduced by University of Pennsylvania Wharton School professor George Taylor that proffers that women's hemlines fluctuate and can even indicate macroeconomic performance. The higher the hemline, the better the economy looks. "Like the stock ... (full story)