Day 27: #EmpireWaist
I bought my wedding dress at a small shop called The Bridal Isle in Loomis, NE. The ladies were so kind and they gave me a printed description of my dress. It said it had a sweetheart neckline and an empire waist. 😊
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#150PnPCoverParty Did you know that the Empire in an #EmpireWaist was Napoleon‘s? According to this blog post I found it was “a reflection of the values of the new French state: simple fabrics and lines were far more egalitarian than complex court dress, their unrestrictive shapes were literally liberating, and the overall look was evocative of ancient Athens, where Democracy was born.” (Link in comments.) @CrowCAH @LeahBergen
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I think an empire waist would be easier to bend over in, especially if you were a lady‘s maid on “old bitty slipper duty” at the ball. 😆
This is a wonderfully illustrated volume, by the way, that explains the social history of each novel in turn. Highly recommended!
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Two versions of Pride and Prejudice, which feature a #favliterarycouple, more than one #bachelorette, and lots of #empirewaist dresses. And I know @CrowCAH #cantresistbuying multiple editions of this book, often #colorful. 😂 #heartsandhardcovers #150PnPCoverParty #readingresolutions #happinessisresistance #fiercefeb #multitasking
I don‘t think the #empirewaist dresses ever did anything good for the female body. But I bet you could hide the biggest food baby under there! 🤰👗
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For day 27 of the #150PnPCoverParty - Here's Lily James showing off her badass zombie-slaying skills in a beautiful #empirewaist dress. I love the clothes from this time period but don't know if I could pull them off or not!
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Caroline wearing an #EmpireWaist dress. About the only character in the 2005 version to wear this style. The other females wear a lower waist on their dresses.
According to Goodreads, this collection "fashions a poetry of digital upheaval, dystopian feminism, and political theater."
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