RUFFLE DETAIL EMPIRE WAIST SLEEVELESS MIDI DRESS WHITE Boldly Fashionable Boutique Empire Regency epochs of fashion: Costume and Dress throughout History Afternoon dress. Culture: American. Date: ca. 1862. The female silhouette of the middle of the 19th century consisted of a fitted corseted bodice and wide full skirts. The conical skirts developed between Dearest gentle readers, This author has been keeping a keen eye on the fashions of the early 19th century, and it would seem that puffed sleeves and daring silhouettes were very much