▁country . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁f ash ions ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁there ▁were ▁slight ▁grad ual ▁modifications ▁of ▁Reg ency ▁styles , ▁with ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁wa ist line ▁tr ending ▁success ively ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁high ▁wa ist line ▁of ▁the ▁Reg ency ▁( just ▁below ▁the ▁bre asts ), ▁and ▁also ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁tr ends ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 1 0 s ▁towards ▁giving ▁sk ir ts ▁a ▁somewhat ▁con ical ▁sil hou ette ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁earlier ▁more ▁cl ing ing ▁and ▁free - flow ing ▁styles ), ▁and ▁in ▁having ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁decor ation ▁( s ometimes ▁large ▁and ▁orn ate ) ▁applied ▁hor izont ally ▁around ▁the ▁dress ▁near ▁the ▁hem . ▁S lee ves ▁also ▁began ▁increasing ▁in ▁size , ▁for esh adow ing ▁the ▁styles ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁However , ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁no ▁radical ▁break ▁with ▁the ▁Empire / R egen cy ▁a est h etic . ▁Sk ir ts ▁became ▁even ▁wider ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁with ▁more ▁orn ament ation ▁and ▁definition ▁toward ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁sk irt ▁such ▁as ▁t uck s , ▁ple ats , ▁r uff les , ▁or ▁loops ▁of ▁sil k ▁or ▁fur . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁this ▁ne oc