Princess line
![1878-1880 Princess line dress. V&A, CIRC.606-1962[1]](/uploads/202502/04/Princess_line_dress,_18783729.jpg)

A princess line or princess dress describes a woman's fitted dress or other garment cut in long panels without a horizontal join or separation at the waist. Instead of relying on darts to shape the garment, its fit is achieved with long seams and shaped pattern pieces. A rarely used alternative name for the Princess line was French-dart-line dress, after the specific darts used in its construction.