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Folkwear - 215 Empire Dress - PDF and Printed Pattern Would You Like Us to Print Your Instructions?:Don't Print My Instructions No matter how much experienceThis high waisted dress known today as "empire" was worn in the period following the French Revolution in the late 1700s. Often called a "chemise gown" to satirize its scandalous brevity and lack of undergarments, it reflected a desire to return to simpler, classical Grecian dress after the excesses of the European nobility and patriot alike. It's peak of popularity was during the "First Empire" period (1799 1815); hence its name. It was worn floor