dropped waist

dropped waist
the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist …   Useful english dictionary

  • dropped — adjective Date: 1915 designed to extend or begin lower than normal < a dress with a dropped waist > < dropped shoulders > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • drop waist — (also dropped waist) n. a style of waistline on a dress cut so that the seam is positioned at the hips rather than the waist * * * ˌdrop ˈwaist 7 [drop waist] noun a type of waist on a dress that is positioned lower than usual, at the hips …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of fashion topics — This is a list of topics related to fashion, many of which do not yet have Wikipedia articles. NOTOC 0 9 1300 1400 in fashion 1500 1550 in fashion 1600 1650 in fashion 1700 1750 in fashion 1795 1820 in fashion 20th century fashion A A line A line …   Wikipedia

  • Evening gown — For other uses, see Gown (disambiguation). For a brief history of the gown, see Clothing terminology. Wedding Bridesmaid in long gown …   Wikipedia

  • Changeling (film) — This article is about the 2008 film directed by Clint Eastwood. For the 1980 film, see The Changeling (film). Changeling …   Wikipedia

  • drop — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface (drops of dew; tears fell in large drops). b a very small amount of usu. drinkable liquid (just a drop left in the glass). c a glass etc. of …   Useful english dictionary

  • 1850s in fashion — 1850s fashion in European and European influenced clothing is characterized by an increase in the width of women s skirts supported by crinolines or hoops, and the beginnings of dress reform. For men, the introduction of the sack coat as informal …   Wikipedia

  • 1830s in fashion — 1830s fashion in European and European influenced clothing is characterized by an emphasis on breadth , initially at the shoulder and later in the hips, in contrast to the narrower silhouettes that had predominated between 1800 and the… …   Wikipedia

  • 1650-1700 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1650 1700 in Western European clothing is characterised by rapid change. Following the end of the Thirty Years War and the Restoration of England s Charles II, military influences in men s clothing were replaced by a brief… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”