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Form Time | Theory of knowledge | Design & Technology | Art & Design

Secret maths of fashion trends revealed

Mini to maxi and back again: Skirt length is one example of cyclical fashion — another is high and low-waisted jeans.

Can we predict the next ‘new look’? Scientists have found evidence for the age-old idea that fashion trends resurrect themselves every 20 years. But this pattern is becoming less and less predictable.