<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post2442066479107363887..comments</id><updated>2010-03-06T21:37:37.408-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Cardigan Empire: Dear Empress:  What Looks Emphasize the Waist?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/feeds/2442066479107363887/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html'/><author><name>Reachel Bagley, Stylist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15918018659208075428</uri><email>reachel@cardiganempire.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-1735102783037593804</id><published>2010-03-06T21:37:37.403-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-06T21:37:37.403-08:00</updated><title type='text'>many thanks, empress!
you always know best. :)</title><content type='html'>many thanks, empress!&lt;br /&gt;you always know best. :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/1735102783037593804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/1735102783037593804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html?showComment=1267940257403#c1735102783037593804' title=''/><author><name>s o p h i e</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08482825176648716955</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2442066479107363887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/posts/default/2442066479107363887' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-1736058683885982141</id><published>2010-03-03T15:19:55.615-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-03T15:19:55.615-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lady Sophie-
You are most definitely an hourglass ...</title><content type='html'>Lady Sophie-&lt;br /&gt;You are most definitely an hourglass of delicate proportions.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you&amp;#39;re interested in a look book, feel free to read more at: &lt;br /&gt;http://www.cardiganempire.com/2008/11/looky-booky.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and/or contact me at reachel@cardiganempire.com.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/1736058683885982141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/1736058683885982141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html?showComment=1267658395615#c1736058683885982141' title=''/><author><name>Reachel Bagley, Stylist</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15918018659208075428</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='02816396439053309100'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2442066479107363887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/posts/default/2442066479107363887' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-3725402828003642133</id><published>2010-03-01T11:03:18.002-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T11:03:18.002-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm leaving a comment to this waist-centric post, ...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m leaving a comment to this waist-centric post, because I think I may be an hourglass, but a diminutive one. : / My measurements are B:32, W:24, H:34. I can&amp;#39;t figure out what category I fit into exactly.&lt;br /&gt;Also, I&amp;#39;m interested in purchasing a lookbook. Can I email to inquire about the details? Thanks!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/3725402828003642133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/3725402828003642133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html?showComment=1267470198002#c3725402828003642133' title=''/><author><name>s o p h i e</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08482825176648716955</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2442066479107363887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/posts/default/2442066479107363887' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-4276158857030104807</id><published>2010-02-24T14:03:02.203-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-24T14:03:02.203-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, please do the soft, delicious center.  I need ...</title><content type='html'>Oh, please do the soft, delicious center.  I need to shop and have a clue at the same time.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/4276158857030104807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/4276158857030104807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html?showComment=1267048982203#c4276158857030104807' title=''/><author><name>Alphacyg</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18157708816574887452</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2442066479107363887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/posts/default/2442066479107363887' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-6627504302643020067</id><published>2010-02-21T19:31:22.541-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-21T19:31:22.541-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I am an apple.  

Pants always confuse me.  My mid...</title><content type='html'>I am an apple.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pants always confuse me.  My midsection is a size 14, but my hips and thighs are a size 10.  If the pants fit nicely around my middle, they are saggy in the bum and legs. If they fit to flatter my thighs and bum, I can&amp;#39;t button them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve resorted to skirts almost exclusively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any advice?  Are pants a possibility?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/6627504302643020067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/6627504302643020067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html?showComment=1266809482541#c6627504302643020067' title=''/><author><name>Robyn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06754981551592361616</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2442066479107363887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/posts/default/2442066479107363887' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2403323691556368797</id><published>2010-02-18T20:37:17.248-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-18T20:37:17.248-08:00</updated><title type='text'>i look forward to having a waist again. all these ...</title><content type='html'>i look forward to having a waist again. all these skirts/tops/jackets are so cute.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/2403323691556368797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/2403323691556368797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html?showComment=1266554237248#c2403323691556368797' title=''/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02129493208998004642</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13625326475698204593'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2442066479107363887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/posts/default/2442066479107363887' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2617364396286109125</id><published>2010-02-17T17:05:45.937-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T17:05:45.937-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh thank you! I have set to work taking in a few o...</title><content type='html'>Oh thank you! I have set to work taking in a few of my hip skirts already. And belts-- of course. Why did I not think of that?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/2617364396286109125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/2617364396286109125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html?showComment=1266455145937#c2617364396286109125' title=''/><author><name>Shan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13862302323296372552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2442066479107363887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/posts/default/2442066479107363887' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-8223393318231671979</id><published>2010-02-17T16:50:49.583-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T16:50:49.583-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I have pinned skirts to get them to sit higher for...</title><content type='html'>I have pinned skirts to get them to sit higher for that cute, retro, wasit-emphasizing look, but (silly me), I never really considered taking the skirts in. I&amp;#39;ll have to take a look at my closet!&lt;br /&gt;I also never thought about using sleeves to emphasize the waist.&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for the good tips!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/8223393318231671979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/2442066479107363887/comments/default/8223393318231671979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html?showComment=1266454249583#c8223393318231671979' title=''/><author><name>Mikaela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07861115573554594526</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='02936607147695068545'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.cardiganempire.com/2010/02/dear-empress-what-looks-emphasize-waist.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-2442066479107363887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185810928260821171/posts/default/2442066479107363887' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>