empire line
Bust-seam dress style
Empire line describes a style of dress or silhouette with a raised waistline sitting just below the bust, allowing the skirt to fall loosely from there.
The style takes its name from the Napoleonic Empire period when it was fashionable.
She chose an empire line wedding dress to flatter her figure.
The high waist creates an elongating effect and accommodates pregnancy gracefully.
- waistlineBody's horizontal midpoint
- bodiceFitted upper garment
- necklineGarment's upper opening
- maternity wearClothing for pregnant women
- baby bumpPregnant woman's protruding stomach
high waist · evening gowns · wedding dress · floor length · Josephine Bonaparte · Jane Austen · Pride and Prejudice · period drama · hipline · bohemian style · flowing fabric
- loose clothingbaggy, loose fit, oversized, relaxed fit, roomy
- dress stylessheath dress, sheath, shift, shift dress, wrap dress
silhouette style
empire linefitted waist
bodycon · figure-hugging · hourglass silhouette · corseted · wasp waist
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