tight-waisted

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