▁reach ▁its ▁ult imate ▁expression ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades ▁with ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁b ust le . ▁Wa ist lines ▁rose ▁briefly ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁ ▁F ash ions ▁were ▁adopted ▁more ▁slowly ▁in ▁America ▁than ▁in ▁Europe . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁fashion ▁pl ates ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁American ▁women ' s ▁mag az ines ▁a ▁year ▁or ▁more ▁after ▁they ▁appeared ▁in ▁Paris ▁or ▁London . ▁ ▁Long ▁co ats ▁were ▁imp ract ical ▁with ▁the ▁very ▁full ▁sk ir ts , ▁and ▁the ▁common ▁outer ▁gar ments ▁were ▁square ▁sh aw ls ▁fol ded ▁on ▁the ▁diagonal ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁triangle ▁and ▁fitted ▁or ▁unf itted ▁hip - length ▁or ▁kne e - length ▁jack ets . ▁ ▁Three - qu arter - length ▁cap es ▁( with ▁or ▁without ▁sle e ves ) ▁were ▁also ▁worn . ▁ ▁For ▁walking , ▁jack ets ▁were ▁accompanied ▁by ▁floor - length ▁sk ir ts ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁loop ed ▁or ▁drawn ▁up ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁t apes ▁over ▁a ▁shorter ▁p ett ico at . ▁ ▁Under gar ments ▁ ▁As ▁sk ir ts ▁became ▁nar ro wer ▁and ▁fl atter ▁in ▁front , ▁more ▁emphas is ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁wa ist ▁and ▁h ips . ▁A ▁cor set ▁was ▁therefore ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁m old ▁the ▁body ▁to ▁the ▁desired ▁shape . ▁This ▁was ▁achieved ▁by ▁making ▁the ▁cor sets ▁longer ▁than ▁before , ▁and ▁by ▁construct ing ▁them ▁from