Citations:shark bite

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Adjective: "(fashion) having a hemline that curves inward in a deep, symmetrical vee"[edit]

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  • 2010, Caletha Crawford, "Baby Steps", Earnshaw's, August 2010, page 31:
    [] we're continuing with our bubbles that look like a two-piece with a shark-bite tunic and a capri legging.
  • 2011, Jan Johnson, "Spring for the Dress", Your Style, May 2011, page 29:
    New this year is the "sharkbite hem", which curves up in the center.
  • 2012, Jan Johnson, "Spring Trends 2012", Madeleine: A Woman's World, February 2012, page 37:
    Tunic tops with shark bite hems and patched prints mixing stripes and florals are still huge; []
  • 2012, Chris Adams, "The Symbiosis of Licensing And Fashion", Royaltie$, August 2012, pages 24-25:
    Moskowitz says that some of the biggest trends working their way into licensed fashions are high-low and shark-bite hems for tops and skirts; mixing textures; and crop tees.
  • 2014, Jessa Pease, "'Tis the season to update your wardrobe," Vestavia Voice, November 2014, page page A21:
    PPLA's long sleeve leopard shark bite dress ($49) pairs with this C. Luce black fox fur vest ($229) and these Bed|Stu ankle booties ($229).
  • 2015, "Back to school fashion", Hoover Sun, August 2015, page B10:
    The “shark bite” hem creates a graphic shirt ($53) that is both comfortable and distinctive, []
  • 2016, "Woman's club raises $1,783 for scholarships", Ramona Sentinel, 28 April 2016, page A10:
    Darlene McNeal models a top with a shark bite hemline.
  • 2016, The Paper Store catalogue, Fall 2016, page 49:
    Extra soft, athleisure tunic in a figure-skimming shape with sharkbite hem.
  • 2018, Serena Grey, Wild Sexy Hurt, unnumbered page:
    I chose an ombre teal dress with a halter neckline and a deceptively long shark-bite hem that left most of my legs and thighs exposed, hidden only by the transparent, flowy material.
  • 2018, Sonya Weiss, The Firefighter's Perfect Plan, unnumbered page:
    She'd changed her long-sleeved shirt three times before settling on a paisley print one with a shark bite hem.
  • 2018, Alexandra Arroyo, "Hemlines & Popular Culture", Printer Wear, February 2018, page 32:
    This includes everything from high-low to curved, asymmetrical, and shark bite hemlines.
  • 2018, "Summer Sizzle", Grandeur Magazine, Summer 2018, page 21:
    The Soma Swim lace-up caftan features V-neck tasseled lace-up detail, sharkbite hem and drop shoulder caftan sleeves; []
  • 2018, Lina Chern, "Filigree", Black Fox Literary Magazine, Winter 2018, pages 96-97:
    She didn't look like the other nurses, with her red shark-bite top, impractical heels, and frosted Bardot bun.
  • 2019, G. P. Gardener, Murder at Royale Court, unnumbered page:
    Patti was tall and slender with a halo of shiny curls, and today she was wearing red glasses, little round ones that reminded me of John Lennon and matched her shark-bite tunic.