Dress

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

At the turn of the century, the S curve prevailed, appearing to bifurcate the body at the waist. A narrow fulcrum of waist seemed to pivot between a base in the skirt and a separately-aligned torso.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art