Empire Waist Dress Runway Bello Magazine: Designers Are Weaving Dream Dresses For The Modern Regency Waistlines Part Three 1820 1830 Beatrice Knight Empire Waist Mother of the Bride & Groom Dresses & Attire Dillard's The empire waist reshaped fashion in the early 19th century. It borrowed from classical antiquity and rejected the ridgid styles of the 18th century. While the fashion looked more relaxed, the societal The empire waist reshaped fashion in the early 19th century. It borrowed from classical antiquity and rejected the ridgid styles of the 18th century. While the fashion looked more relaxed, the societal