All dresses, including flower girl dresses, have innumerable components that vary to make different styles once beautifully combined and finished. Each part of every flower girl dress can invoke a mood, recall a past time in history, and flatter an individual figure.

This article will discuss the waistline of formal dress, including flower girl dresses.

Waistlines are identified by how they fall in relation to a girl’s natural waist. The natural waist of a lady is the torso’s narrowest circumference. Each type of dress waistline can be stylized, specialized, or otherwise altered in any particular design.

Starting from the highest waistline defined; here is a textbook listing of waistlines:

1.The blouson effect is the highest fashion waistline starting with fabric draped at the shoulders and armholes and then gathered at the natural waistline, above or below.

2.An empire waist is just below the bust line with the skirt flowing naturally beneath.

3.The raised waistline occurs one inch above the natural waistline.

4.The popular cinched waistline is any that has material gathered or laid flat as a sash which rises above and below the natural waist. This is a popular option in many classic girl’s dresses and flower girl dresses.

5.Antebellum waistline dips about two to two and one-half inches below the natural waistline forming a pronounced point. It begins on each side at the natural waistline.

6.Beginning two to three inches below natural waistline and running parallel to the ground to form a gentle “U” dip or more pronounced “V” dip a the center front is the basque.

7.Dropping on one side only from the natural waistline is the asymmetrical waistline.

8.The lowest possible waistline is the dropped waistline which can begin at 3 to 5 inches below the natural waistline up to 14 inches below the natural waistline.

9.The princess waistline is straight with no waistline at all.