![]() Maybe it will encourage people to learn to sew themselves. It would inspire them to learn to care properly for their garments and take care of it. Have one shirt, blouse, skirt, pants, or dress custom made and fit to your body variations, and most people would be sold on it. You dont need a lot of garments, but what if everything you owned flattered your body? I know it's expensive but this is why a capsule wardrobe would make sense in this context. If you find a tailor you can work with, you may start getting discounts on their work and advice on figure enhancements as well. ![]() Most people think of custom garments as an Oscars gown or a wedding or bridesmaid dress, but people should be wearing custom clothing regularly, not only for one event. I'm a big fan of using tailors for daywear. I know it's expensive, but if people could have just one nice woven garment made for them by a tailor, they would be amazed at how flattering these fabrics are. Most of my friends buy knits exclusively and their woven garments are the ones I make for them. But I really enjoy fitting and the details of it and when I sew for friends, I want their clothes to look great on them. Those three circumferential measurements simply can't account for the size and body configurations and variations people have. Those old classic measurements of "bust waist and hips" is so outdated and it's unbelievable sewists still base garment fitting on those three. You solve it by lengthening the garment in the front, not by widening it at the side seams. Nobody is probably manufacturing garments to abdominal girth, but many people have this as their larger circumference, especially in menopause. That can leave problems at the waist (too large or even too small) and in the width of pant legs. A sloping shoulder just isn't attractive with a lot of garments.įor the fit below the waist, the primary problem is you have to fit the garment to the widest circumference (true for upper or lower) and below the waist, that's usually the hips but may be at the abdominal area. ![]() It also enhances the look of your garments. A sloped shoulder can be enhanced with thin shoulder pads inside the garment so your shoulders are more parallel to the ground, which makes you look like you have great posture even if you don't. It's aggravating because you'll get pooling of fabric in the upper bust area and your shoulder fit will be off and look ridiculous.Īt least if you have someone fit you or you take your own measurements in various places (shoulder width, shoulder slope, upper bust, etc.), you can check an RTW garment against your own measurements to see if it'll be a problem. A common problem is that many people have narrow shoulders and a large bust, but the manufacturers cut the shoulders wider to keep the ratio intact with the larger bust. Or the common result, you end up wearing only knit garments and miss out on the luxury and quality of woven garments that actually fit you. My experience sewing for plus sized friends is that the fit will likely be off in RTW and you either need to alter the pieces yourself or pay to have them altered.
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