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adjective having a small waist
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Nicole Landaw's pearl spider pin is a witty addition to the shoulder of a wasp-waisted sun dress in a hot blue or orange hue, while Lito Karakostanoglou's glowing green earrings, made from real preserved scarabs from Thailand, make for excellent cocktail party chatter.
The wasp-waisted short jacket with its plunging neckline is a nod to both the seemly jackets in Christian Dior's 1947 New Look collection and the prominent décolletage in her former boss Vivienne Westwood's 1995 "Vive la Cocotte" show.
His sense of cut, color and detail makes the wasp-waisted garb of the men and the flounce-skirt and fringe-shawl dress of the women contemporary and chic without betraying its clear traditions.
For spring, the new look went decidedly New Look—as in the wasp-waisted dresses that Christian Dior introduced as the world recovered from World War II.
Nicole Landaw's pearl spider pin is a witty addition to the shoulder of a wasp-waisted sun dress in a hot blue or orange hue, while Lito Karakostanoglou's glowing green earrings, made from real preserved scarabs from Thailand, make for excellent cocktail party chatter.
For Anglomania, Ms. Westwood delivered swingy dresses with wasp-waisted, bustier-belt hybrids and skintight jeans and sleeveless vests in metallic denim.
Southern Afghanistan has long been Pakistan's sphere of influence and was seen as giving wasp-waisted Pakistan strategic depth in a major war with India.
Southern Afghanistan has long been Pakistan's sphere of influence and was seen as giving wasp-waisted Pakistan strategic depth in a major war with India.
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