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Waistlines for your dresses

 

 

The waistline is an imaginary line that encircles the waist and divides the upper- torso portion and the lower- torso portion of a garment.This imaginary line corresponds to the natural waist. However,with different styles we have different forms of the waist-line.The waistline of a garment may help accentuate different features from bust to hips.It may also be described as a line at which the skirt and bodice of a dress join.The concept of a waistline has been designed to help create mainly the hour-glass silhouette.Apart from cut and stitch,various embellishments are also used to demarcate the waistline.Waistlines are characterized by their shape,depth and location of the body. 

 
 
Waistline categories for different body types
 
 
  • The Empire/ Raised Waistline
  • Natural Waistline
  • Basque/ Antebellum waistline
  • Dropped Waist-line
  • Asymmetrical / diagonal Waist-line
  • No waistline /Princess seams
  • U-shaped waistline
  • Inverted U-shaped waistline