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Fashion Found the Waist Again — With a Belt, Not a Body Standard

For most of the past decade, the waist was the part of the body fashion politely ignored. Oversize coats swallowed it, boxy knits skimmed over it, and "comfortable" usually meant "undefined." Fall/Winter 2026 has quietly reversed that. The waist is back at the centre of the

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Fashion Found the Waist Again — With a Belt, Not a Body Standard