215 Empire Dress Folkwear Regency Era Empire Waist Dress 1810 Empire Waist Golden Romance Afternoon dress. Culture: American. Date: 1850 55. 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 the 1830s, when the high waist of the Empire silhouette Regency Dress, Empire Dress, Cotton Batiste White With Embroidery in the Style of the Early 19th Century Etsy Fabric and Women's Fashion During the 18th and 19th Centuries Laurie Benson's Cozy Drawing Room