Corseted waistlines and knee-length skirts were paired with trapeze coats. His female nudes featured highly polished skin and emphasized the curves of hips and waistlines. Borea lowered the waistlines of her creations to the hipbone. Frank Alexander and Kewpie Ross were actually padded far beyond their natural waistlines. We was shaped alike, like bricks, with small waistlines. Large hats, sunglasses, open-toed shoes and innovative waistlines complete the look of sun-soaked destinations. He hired technicians with new skills to create higher waistlines for his collection. By 1920, waistlines were at hip-level. Waistlines for women were left unmarked and hemlines were getting shorter and shorter. Waistlines rose briefly at the end of the decade. Waistlines started out high and by 1915 were below the natural waist.