A Line Cut Dress Definition

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A line cut dress definition.

A style of dress or other garment consisting of a shaped panels that give increasing fullness toward the hemline. A rarely used alternative name for the princess line was french dart line dress. An a line skirt not to be confused with. A line dressthe term a line is used to describe a dress skirt or coat with a triangular silhouette narrow and fitted at the top and widening out from the bust or waist in a straight line to the hem.

Princess line or princess dress describes a woman s fitted dress or other garment cut in long panels without a horizontal join or separation at the waist. The skirt is typically long with a loose fit that skims the body and elongates the figure. An a line skirt is a skirt that is fitted at the hips and gradually widens towards the hem giving the impression of the shape of a capital letter a. The term was first used by the french couture designer christian dior as the label for his collection of spring 1955.

The a line collection s feature item then. Instead of relying on darts to shape the garment the fit is achieved with long seams princess seams and shaped pattern pieces. The term is also used to describe dresses and coats with a similar shape. An empire waist dress is one that has a fitted bodice and waistline is placed above the natural waist sometimes right below the bust.