Empire Waist

Empire Waist (2024) is an American coming-of-age comedy-drama from director Claire Ayoub — watch it online on iFILM. Teenager Lenore Miller (Mia Kaplan) designs clothes for everyone around her. Wearing them herself is another matter: too much body, too many opinions, too visible.

When a confident classmate spots her talent and puts her in front of an audience without asking, Lenore's careful low profile starts to collapse. Her dad (Rainn Wilson) backs her without conditions; her image-conscious mother (Missy Pyle) does not. The film's tagline — "Be yourself. It's the latest fashion." — sounds easy until you watch someone figure out that designing for others and dressing yourself take completely different kinds of nerve. Stream Empire Waist (2024) online on iFILM.