Empire dress — A dress with a high seam directly below the bust and a skirt falling from that seam.

Dresses & one-pieces

Empire dress

エンパイアドレス

A dress with a high seam directly below the bust and a skirt falling from that seam.

How to recognise it

  • a high seam immediately below the bust

Different from nearby terms

Its seam sits above the natural waist, unlike fit-and-flare.

Words for AI

EnglishEmpire dress, a high seam immediately below the bust

日本語エンパイアドレス、バスト直下の高い切替線