The cinch point: why AW27-28 dress silhouettes are moving beyond the natural waist
- Jul 17
- 7 min read
AW27-28 dress silhouettes are using displaced gathering and controlled compression to reorganise volume around the body
For much of fashion history, the waist has acted as the dependable centre of the dress. Whether tightly corseted, softly belted or only suggested through seam placement, it has traditionally provided the point from which proportion is organised. The bodice is understood in relation to it, the skirt expands beneath it and the body remains legible through the garment’s construction.
