Believe it or not, there's something valuable to be learned from this video of Tinsley Mortimer getting all dolled up for a photo shoot for Social Life* magazine. In the interview portion of the clip, Tinsley mentions that she likes dresses with an "empire waist," but she pronounces it "empeer." We were all, "Ohoho, Tinsley is dumb!" But then we remembered having heard someone on Project Runway—someone kind of smart, not Kayne or Angela—pronounce it that way too. So we asked Faran Krentcil, who ought to know because she is a Fashionista, to explicate.

"An Empire Waist is a silhouette that goes back to the Napoleonic Era (called the First French Empire, hence the name). It was really big in the '90s, too, probably because women thought it wouldn't make them look fat (in fact, it sort of made them look fatter) and because all those Jane Austen movies came out in the '90s. Technically you say "empeeer" because it's a french word. I never do because I think it sounds silly, but it's actually correct." Oh my god, Tinsley Mortimer was right. Whatever, though, we're still not saying empeer (it's like saying "Ibitha!") Anyway, she also talks about how much she loves to cuddle in bed with her chihuahuas. Retard!

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*Social Life magazine's mission is to "dominate the Hamptons and Manhattan market"!