A foil to the ubiquitous drop-waist is the empire. A high waist accentuates those womanly curves, darlings!Christian Dior; this and next courtesy style.com
Alberta Ferretti
Javier Larrainzar; this and next via vogue.es
Ágatha Ruíz de la Prada
Duro Olowu, courtesy style.com
Caroline Charles, via nymag.com
Banana Republic striped jersey dress.
Catherine Malandrino royal blue cutout detail dress; this and next at shopbop.com.
ADAM deep V gown with gathered empire waist.
Elizabeth & James tulip dress; for this and next, visit at pinkmascara.com.
Ella Moss Bermuda halter dress.
Tara Matthews Rupione labyrinth print gown; this and next six at net-a-porter.com.
Tibi Valencia dress
Rachel Gilbert Talika embellished dress
Temperley London Equinox silk jersey dress
Aquascutum Serpentine frill dress
Rebecca Taylor strapless purple party frock
Rick Owens Lilies plunge jersey dress
Emily & Fin zebra stripe dress; this and next at asos.com.
Full Circle pale pink silk dress.
J. Crew silk chiffon Juliet dress, in a variety of colors at jcrew.com.
Deal of the Day: Jeweled neck satin dress, $24.80 at forever21.com.Breezy and feminine, the empire frock is essential for SS ’09!
Join the empire, darlings!
xoxox,
CC
71 comments:
My favourite is the last dress!
love most of these dresses:)
Preciosa selección!!Me encantan los vestidos.Besos
Beautiful selection!
The dresses are lovely!
Fantastic selection, darling.
Still, my favourites are Javier Larrainzar and Dior.
Gorgeous.
FM~FP
oooh! i love the rick owens dress! you always give me so many ideas for my prom! haha.
Hi there-the Alberta Ferretti dress is totally gorgeous!
I love empire waist dresses! I'm working on a pretty blue one right now!
Love all your selection, but the second dress is so beautiful.
That Dior is divine.
The empire waist is so flattering on so many, but still a lot of women don't chose this sillhouette! The Rick Owens plunge is breathtaking, I would love to see it on. I adore the Rebecca Taylor frock, it is so fun and flirty, as well as the Emily & Fin printed dress. Also the Christian Dior dress is quite ferocious.
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CC, I'm still 'traumatizzzed' by 'empire' cut...one of my sist-friend was mistaken for being pregnant wearing one!...how could she when she was having her menstruation! I'm sure she had a MAJOR p.m.s that day! ~hee*
Haha that sounds treacherous just as I was about to say how flattering they are! Maybe if you're a bit curvy at the moment you should use discretion when it comes to empire waists? Sometimes it's hard to envision how something looks when all you see is skinny people wearing it!
hey girl! my fav is the Javier Larrainzar! so pretty and fem :)
and i love your post title! i seem to catch onto you witty movie/music related titles..haha i like it.
re your question - scary movies for friday night for sure! i think i will bring my scary silence of the lambs collection..they are great those films! we all love the scary ones..such fun.
hope you have something nice planned for your weekend too :)
xxx bel
Adore empire dresses! The Javier Larrainzar floral dress is gorgeous!
xoxo
I love empire waist dresses...I am going to check out that striped one from banana
i love empire waists! they are so princessy.
you picked really good pieces. i love that pink temperley london dress. so cute.
Hey CC,
I love empire... Oh, Dior! *sigh*
Rebecca Taylor has made easy, no fuss day dresses I love forever. Cute dress post.
Usually in your posts I can easily pick my favorite-but I love all of these. I am definitley am a big fan of empire waist--I think it is very flattering!
I have this sudden urge to accessorize my empire waist pieces with a light sabre.
my favorites are the Rebecca Taylor and the Banana Republic dress :)
Your titles always are the best !!! XD
i love that cut of a dress. remember in the 90's when there were baby doll dresses that cut like that? about the nutcracker...yey, that made my day. i love the nutcracker and especially the part where the big lady lifts her dress and all the little (were they mice? or children?) are underneath? hope you are well cc!
my mom used to tell me that i looked pregnant whenever i was wearing something empire waisted... i still love it. and it is a great shape for pregnant ladies ;)
There's nothing I love more than a good empire dress! :)
Thank you for visiting my blog! :) really liked your blog too!! kiss*
Those are very pretty dresses! Love your blog! xxoxoxo
lovely dresses, especially the elizabeth and james pair!
xoxo
I went through this list trying to remember the ones I love most and I got so many names, they all fell out of my head! Adam, Temperly, Malindrino...that grey one :P
Empire is mucho flattering on me, especially on big belly days which tend to be everyday!
PS Thanks for the brow advice! Will definitely check out that blog :)
*LUSTY*
Rick Owens! Yes, that was it :D
Noooo really, I have to thank YOU ;D.
btw if you're interested I tried to explain the whole schema-story... in english.
Pretty much a disaster, but at least it's not in french xD
Oh yeah, I love the Empire-style, look so feminine.
i love an empire cut, these dresses are gorgeous!
GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GORGEOUS DRESSES!!!
Beautiful post as always!
xx
I love the title. Your blog posts always inspire me. I try my best to comment, but even when I don't; just know I never forget to stop by!! :]
xx
I really like some of these dresses, but my favourite has got to be the first. Not only is it gorgeous, the colour is just amazing!
You always have the best post titles. Another gorgeous selection x
hmmmm. you know i love me a long dress....
My favourite is Rebecca Taylor dress
I have always had a soft spot for the empire line. That Javier Larrainzar dress is sooo beautiful!! And that grey Rick Owens is stunning.
dropped waists make me want to cry a bit... I love these dresses though, all about the highwaist!x
Me gusta mucho el de CD, tus selecciones son siempre perfectas e inspiradoras!
xoxo
Oh I love maxi dresses with empire waist, but interesting paired with it there's the drop-waist and the 50's with the cinched waist.
xoxo
Absolutely love the Rebecca Taylor dress. Gorgeous finds.
XOXO
LCF
Absolutely love the Rebecca Taylor dress. Gorgeous finds.
XOXO
LCF
Clever title! And I love these dresses, my favorite is hard
to choose, but I do love the
green J. Crew number!
Wow! You always manage to find some amazing dresses!!
I love the Rick Owens dress - I'll have to figure out a way to add it to my wardrobe =)
Bambola x
I love all of these maxi dresses!! I totally need one for summer.
such a good shape, i love it because it means you can eat loads! :D
yes, totally love empire waist dresses. I can't wait for the summer so I can pull more of mine out.
adore your picks!
I love Empire peices. I don't wear them, but they are really flattering for most figures. The Dior dress is just to die for. I watched the video of the show and kept staring at it. Just stunning!
i almost bought that BR dress. I got the shoes though =) love all of your picks in this post!
thank you so much, CC.
hmmm....i want to accessorize something colorful on my hair just like the woman in all pink.
I loves this kind of dresses!!
I love empire, but it rarely fits me right. Nice picks!
This look has staying power, but I'm kind of over it. For me, it dies with baby doll dresses. But, when done right, it wor[K]s.
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I'm not entirely sure the empire style is for me but it sure does make all the models look incredibly tall(er)!
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I love the empire dress, it is feminity by excellence! I love the pink one at the end! it is beautiful ;)
xxx
Empire dresses are so flattering, especially for people like myself who have a bit of a belly :-)
x
i love the long dresses
I have always adored the empire dress however I think I am too curvy to pull it off!!
I gave you an award on my blog :)
xx
Thanks a lot for your comment in Bonvoyage! i'm very happy you like the new Summer collection!
XXX
Hey gorgeous girl....
Love this post...only to drool over though. Shame you cannot wear an empire waist (save for strapless dresses) if you have a bust.
Still, pretty pretty things :)
Love the first one, Galliano is the best.
XXX ;)
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LOVE the empire... now to get the body is shape for the style! One does not want to look pregnant when one is NOT!
I've always loved the Empire style.
The word 'empire' reminds me of 'What not to wear', because they pronounce empire in an odd way, lol.
love, love, love!!!
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