Nicknames for Demi: | Edit. Share what you know! Meanings and history of the name Demi: | Edit. This name first gained wide attention through the actress Demi Moore, who used it as a short form of her full name, Demetria. It is now being used as an independent name.
In Western fashion history, it's men who are the innovators, and women pick up bits and pieces of it as men abandon them. Women didn't really start wearing pants or trousers in public until the 1930s or so, revealing at least the shape of their lower bodies for the first time. Practicality really isn't high on the list of reasons why people wear the things they do.
By the 1930âs, hemlines began to fall again to above the ankle and remained there till the 1940âs. In 1942, clothing rationing brought about actual regulations on womens clothing ! The UK had their âUtility Clothesâ regulations, and the USA introduced Regulation L85 which set skirt lengths to 17 inches above the floor.