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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Like Delia, she was wearing a tight-waisted dress of pink frills, but there the comparison ended.
TOO MANY MURDERS Colleen McCullough 2009
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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
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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
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The stores stock tight-waisted dresses that especially cater to Japanese women's body type.
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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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