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A-line dress

By Cynthia Nellis, About.com

A-line

A-line dress from designer James Purcell.

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Definition: A dress or skirt silhouette that is narrower at the top, flaring gently wider toward the bottom thereby resembling the letter A. Works well on most figure types; good for disguising bottom-heavy figures.

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