BODICES • NECKLINES • SKIRTS

BODICES

• Corset - A tight-fitting top, either strapless or strapped.
• Halter - A top with straps that wrap around and tie behind the neck.
• Midriff - A bodice that fits tightly around the ribcage and reveals the stomach.
• One-shoulder - An asymmetrical bodice that has either one sleeve or reveals one shoulder.
• Princess-line - A two-seamed bodice that runs over the bustline.
• Tank - A sleeveless bodice with wide arm holes.

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NECKLINES

• Bateau - A neckline that falls straight across the collarbone.
• Halter - A higher-neck with straps that tie behind the neck.
• High-Neck - A neckline that reaches up high along, and often encircles, the neck.
• Jewel - A simple round neckline.
• Off-the-shoulder - A neckline that exposes the collarbone and shoulders.

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SKIRTS

• Ballgown - A bell-shaped skirt that is narrow at the waist.
• Flared - A tulip-shaped skirt that's narrow at the waist.
• Flounce - A loose skirt that flares outward, with a ruffle at the hem.
• Front slit - A skirt with a slit on a front seam, usually along the leg.
• Pannier - A sheath-like dress with fabric draped on both hips.
• Pencil - A straight skirt with no flare or accent at the waist.
• Pleated - Featuring folds that run downward, along the front of the skirt. Multiple pleats may be called 'accordion style', two larger pleats are called 'box style.'
• Tiered - A skirt made of overlapping fabric layers of different lengths.
• Wrap - A skirt that overlaps and wraps at the waist.
• Skirt Lengths: Ballerina - Just above the ankle-length.
• Floor-Length - Hem reaches to the floor on all sides.
• Intermission - Hem falls between knee and ankle.
• Hi-Lo - Intermission-length in the front, curving down along the sides to floor-length or longer at the back. Knee-Length - Hem extends just to the knee.
• Mini Skirt - Hem extends to just above the knee.
• Street-Length - Hem reaches just below the knee.
• Tea-Length - Hem reaches to mid-shin.

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