I have noticed that, during the middle of the 1920s, there was a tendency for peeresses to wear shorter dresses to the Opening of Parliament. Sometimes the hemlines were just below the knee. Perhaps Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry was trying to balance fashion with the type of dress the jewels demand. What ever the rationale behind the Marchioness' choice, the experiment wasn't successful in my opinion.
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