Good news from the Fashion World:

Best quotes:
“That whole midriff-baring thing is completely over.” AND
“People are tired of looking too provocative.” AND
“There’s a lot of layering, with tank tops under sweaters for a soft and feminine look.” AND
“People are tired of seeing so much skin.”

Them’s my sentiments exactly. But, pray tell me, why did we have to go through three or four years of low-rise jeans and high-rise tops in order to get tired of seeing everyone’s belly? I tired of this fashion trend two days after I first began to notice it.

(Note from 2024, twenty years later: It was too good to be true. I removed the broken link to the article that proclaimed that midriff-baring was passe.)