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  • She looked and felt wrong in this crowd of girls with bare throats, rounded bosoms, and curvy hips emphasized by tight-waisted, low-cut, flouncy frocks over boned corsets, and bouffant hairstyles bulked out with artificial curls and pads.

    PEARL BUCK IN CHINA Hilary Spurling 2010

  • The tight-waisted bodice descended to an Elizabethan point from which sprang a skirt of several, ever-wider tiers created in a gauzy fabric bound with ribbon.

    The Dressmaker Posie Graeme-Evans 2010

  • She looked and felt wrong in this crowd of girls with bare throats, rounded bosoms, and curvy hips emphasized by tight-waisted, low-cut, flouncy frocks over boned corsets, and bouffant hairstyles bulked out with artificial curls and pads.

    PEARL BUCK IN CHINA Hilary Spurling 2010

  • Which is an elaborate way of saying that Poiret liberated women from the stifling, tight-waisted, hoop-skirted monstrosities of the 19th century, basically discarding the notorious S-shaped silhouette, padded fore and aft, which Poiret himself once wrote made women seem to be “divided in two and … dragging an anchor.”

    The King Is Dead 2007

  • Which is an elaborate way of saying that Poiret liberated women from the stifling, tight-waisted, hoop-skirted monstrosities of the 19th century, basically discarding the notorious S-shaped silhouette, padded fore and aft, which Poiret himself once wrote made women seem to be “divided in two and … dragging an anchor.”

    The King Is Dead 2007

  • Like Delia, she was wearing a tight-waisted dress of pink frills, but there the comparison ended.

    TOO MANY MURDERS Colleen McCullough 2009

  • The Mayo Clinic suggests drinking plenty of water throughout the day, since dehydration can encourage clotting, and avoiding tight-waisted clothing.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Shake Your Groove Thing, Everyday 2007

  • Which is an elaborate way of saying that Poiret liberated women from the stifling, tight-waisted, hoop-skirted monstrosities of the 19th century, basically discarding the notorious S-shaped silhouette, padded fore and aft, which Poiret himself once wrote made women seem to be “divided in two and … dragging an anchor.”

    The King Is Dead 2007

  • The stores stock tight-waisted dresses that especially cater to Japanese women's body type.

    Regal European Dress Comes to Japan 2008

  • After losing about 33 pounds in recent years, she got hooked on Diamante's tight-waisted dresses adorned with huge rose patterns, and estimates she may be spending $2,000 or $3,000 a month.

    Japan's Latest Fashion Has Women Playing Princess for a Day Lisa Thomas 2008

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