Here are waistline and neckline drawings and definitions that I made reference to in the last post regarding dressing for your shape.
- Empire waist – waist seam falls just beneath the bust, where the under bust is measured.
- Dropped waist - waist seam falls below the natural waistline, somewhere between high hip and low hip
- Dropped basque waist – waist seam falls in the same region as the dropped waist, but a basque waist is marked by the ‘V’ shaped seam line
- Dropped rounded basque waist – waist seam falls in the same region as the dropped waist, the ‘V’ shaped seam line is more subtle than the traditional basque waist
- Natural waist – waist seam falls at the natural waist, if unsure of placement refer to “body measurements” chart
Necklines defined:
- Boat or bateau – wide neck with a shallow dip
- ‘V’ – neckline forming a sharp ‘V’, straight lines
- Rounded ‘V’ – neckline forming a bowed ‘V’, curved lines
- Jewel – rounded neckline lying slightly below the bottom point of the hollow
- High jewel – rounded neckline at the base of the neck over the hollow
- Scoop – simple rounded neckline dipping lower than the jewel neckline
- Square – neckline in the shape of three sides of a square
- Sweetheart – neckline shaped like the top humps of a heart
- Cowl - drapey, swaging, loose neckline
- Strapless (straight) – a bodice without straps or sleeves of any kind with a straight horizontal edge
- Crossed (or wrap) – wrapped across the body forming a ‘V’ neckline
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