https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:55:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458362 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:50:36 +0000 Mo 458362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, the ties are cut and so belts it will be with this dress! Thanks for the guidance, everyone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458261 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:25:48 +0000 Angie 458261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Alecia. I like the belt on empire dresses like this to fall in line with the seam. #3 looks off to my eye. I like #1! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458247 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:47:41 +0000 Alecia 458247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer the dress with the belt and I think I'm partial to the higher belting. The extra seam distracts me. Folks are all over the map on this one. Interesting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458245 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:45:12 +0000 Anonymous 458245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it all three ways, you have a youthful, high bustline, so I don't think the belt looks like a boob shelf at all. That belt would be great peeking out from a denim jacket! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458209 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:28:53 +0000 JennyAnne 458209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it with the lowered belt in the 3rd pic. I never really liked the super high belts - the always look like a shelf for the bust to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458201 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:10:35 +0000 Charmian 458201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I generally think belting at the empire waist (provided one has a great bra on, of course) looks fine.</p> <p>For this particular dress I prefer the higher belt placement; the under-bust seam followed by the belt has "too much going on" to my eye. But either placement looks smashing; the dark belt against the light dress just screams "look at my mile-long legs". Fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458186 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:56:15 +0000 bj1111 458186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>like the third pic the best. good call on lowering the belt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458155 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:31:08 +0000 rachylou 458155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG!! I love this look with the belt!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458138 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:18:27 +0000 Mo 458138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rita, that's a thought! As long as the pleating doesn't look odd coming out from below.</p> <p>Una, I think I may be from the same belt era as you - the high thing is odd for me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458136 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:17:23 +0000 catgirl 458136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it. Belting seems to be really high up now, as opposed to when I used to wear those hip-slung belts back in the day.</p> <p><a href="http://brightsidedweller.blogspot.com/2011/08/outfit-log-dog-days-are-almost-over.html" rel="nofollow">http://brightsidedweller.blogs.....-over.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458134 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:15:22 +0000 Mo 458134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Texstyle, I'm a rare belter at best. But I do have this - the widest belt I own. Not sure it's that much thicker. The rest are basically jean belts that are 1 or 1 1/2 inches. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458130 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:13:57 +0000 modgrl 458130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it can be tricky to belt an empire waist dress. You could belt this one a little lower so that the top seam is showing. I dont like the underboob belt but I think it would work if it was a little lower. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458127 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:12:41 +0000 texstyle 458127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you tried a really wide stretchier belt to give the illusion that it's not really an empire waiste? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458119 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:08:33 +0000 Mo 458119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks ladies. As long as it doesn't look weird, I'm good, comfort wise. I really want to cut the silly fabric ties off this dress and give it new life with belt options! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458114 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:05:28 +0000 Queen Mum 458114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>looks great... I'm with Diana though, I always feel like I'm being suffocated when my belt is that high. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458109 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:55:14 +0000 Diana 458109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it looks great, as long as it's comfy... I can't wear belts that high up because it always feels like they're crushing my rib cage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/belting-an-empire-waist-dress#post-458105 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:51:33 +0000 Mo 458105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is it fine to belt at a high empire waist line? I know that lyn* belts her dresses all the time and it looks great on her but I can't recall if any of her dresses have empire waists. I don't wear belts that often, perhaps because of my high waist, but I really want to wear them more. Add to the equation an empire dress and I get really nervous lol!<br /> This is the fabulous multi buckle belt Heather sent me on Halloween. I may dub it the Halloween belt from here on out :)<br /> So is this fine, and I can relax, or does it look like the belt is just up too high? Thanks for holding my hand!</p> <p>EDIT: tried belting down at the second seam per Rita's suggestion (pic 3) </p>