Draping for Fashion

This practical book explains how to achieve great s and creative cuts by seeing ideas come to life three dimensionally. By manipulating and pinning fabric on the dress form or house model, fashion ers can visualise their ideas and become more confident with their own creative visions. This new book includes advice on how to measure the body, as well as prepare the mannequin and fabric; it explains the draping process in detail with step-by-step instructions and practical tips throughout. It gives advice on working at half scale and provides calico preparation diagrams. Finally, there are chapters which introduce new elements and-or garment type, and covers dresses, skirts, shirts and blouses. Written by a leading er, Draping for Fashion is an essential guide to this skill (also known as ‘moulage‘); and explains how the fashion er can understand their s more fully, as well as the fabric and the garment‘s fit, in order to achieve impressive and sometimes unexpected results.