Despite covering up in public, underneath their outer garment some younger women going to parties will sport a bare midriff between a T-shirt and trousers.

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Rudder has written a lot about looks: whether or not it helps to show cleavage (women) or a bare midriff (men) the answers were Yes, Especially as You Age, and Yes, If You Have Good Abs and Are Not a Congressman.

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With young Gemma Arterton in a bare-midriff role, as Princess Tamina, guardian of the all-powerful knife.

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Her shoulders were hunched with the cold, her skinny midriff bare, hardly bulging over the top of tight jeans.

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