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dropped waist

American  

noun

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


Example Sentences

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This truncated mini — with its dramatically dropped waist — appeared on several of Tuesday’s looks featuring a frayed deconstructed hem.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022

The best version was the shift that was mostly a mix of pinks and purples on top, and chartreuse below the dropped waist.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2012

In other looks, pink tulle fringing recreated a dropped waist effect from the 1920s.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2012

A sleeveless vest-style dress with oversized pockets and a belted dropped waist in a luxe sandalwood-color soft nubuck seems like it could be the traveling uniform of the jet set.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2012

You know this is happening because many big houses have absolutely no qualms about giving us another pleated dress with a dropped waist.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2011