The years 1820-1825 served as a transition period between the former Empire style and the new Romantic style.
During this period, the waistline was dropping and skirts became fuller. Skirts were typically gored or cut in an A-shape with the narrowest part of the skirt being placed at the top and the fullest part of the skirt at the bottom.
Dresses with ornamentation were favored especially at the hemlines and sleeves. The influences of Romanticism brought forth fashion trends from the past such as neck ruffs, slashing (the process of cutting away fabric to reveal what is beneath), and a variety of medieval sleeve styles. Romantic era day dresses were not trained.