Transform Your Wardrobe

Early in my sewing career I had a choir ask for 50body. Remember we are clothing hangers, as the
dresses to be designed and sewn for them for agarments hang from our shoulders.
special event they were presenting. I did all of theLike a diagram for a room and where to place
measurements, pattern making and sewing. When Ifurniture, each person needs to know where to place
attended the event I noticed some of the ladiesclothing on their body so it works for their proportion
looked great and some not so great.and bone structure.
Since I had done all of the work on creating thesePadding (or weight ) around your bones does not
garments I immediately went to work to discoverinfluence your vertical placement formula. A cool side
what caused the difference in the results I saw.effect of putting clothing in the right place for your
The thing that kept influencing the result of the overproportion is that you can visually look like you weigh
all look was clothing placement. With years of trainingless.
in anatomy, the bone structure became important inI appreciate being able to take all the guesswork out
understanding how each person is put together andof what to wear especially when making clothing
the influence that has on the way clothing looks.purchases. Since your vertical proportions are based
Since each clothing designer chooses the height, sizeon your bone structure, they will remain the same
and shape of the person they like to design for,throughout your life.
many garments could look better with just a littleThe result is you can save thousands of dollars by
tweaking. That is why alterations often need to betransforming your current wardrobe and when
made for the garments you are purchasing. It is notmaking new clothing purchases that will flatter you
your body, it is the way the clothing is fitting yourevery time.