“The Stripper Index Is A Real Thing”: People Are Sharing Recession Indicators, And This Is Both Fascinating And Worrying

4.

“I was in Target the other day and noticed a lot of the women’s clothing was becoming more drab in color and utilitarian in style. Lots of beige and denim in very simple cuts.”

—u/cowplantskeleton

“I can’t remember where I saw it called ‘Handmaid’s Retail,’ but that’s all it is now.”

—u/_Aperture-Scientist_

“Apparently, hem length of skirts is an indicator of recession. The longer your skirt is, the more of a recession we are in.”

—u/thr0ughtheghost