The most feminine fashion for sophisticated ladies in modern times is about legs. Short dresses, skirts, lingerie, hosiery, and high heels capture this enduring appeal. These images offer a thumbnail guide to the leg styles of the fashion culture, depicting models, celebrities, and contemporary ladies. Capsule summaries introduce the beginner to the elements of dress in terms of style, appeal, and social commentary. The images are self-explanatory and most of the fashions combine more than one of the selected topics, described here. Selected topics: An empire waist refers to a dress that is high-waisted in the general style as shown. A ruffled skirt or dress has a ruffling or similar embellishment. Fishnets refer to stockings or pantyhose generally "criss-crossed" in pattern as shown. The micro-mini is an extremely short skirt or dress. Knee-high boots are boots raised up to or above the knee. V-neck is a dress-neckline shaped like a V, often plunging towards the waist. A sleeveless dress, as the name implies, lacks sleeves -- and usually bares the shoulders. A stiletto heel is a high thin heel on a woman's shoe that is narrower than a spike heel.