Sunday, 15 April 2012

Princess seam!

Princess seam:
These are long rounded seams sewn into women's blouses or shirts to add shaping or a fit to closely follow a woman's tailored shape!




Armani Prive spring 2009




Victoria Beckam





Mario Schwab

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Irregular darts!

Irregular darts:
These are darts that appear in irregular places throughout the garment creating a variety of shapes!





De La Jupe Nimue








 

Nimuë Smit

Rouland Moures

French darts!

French darts:
These type of darts extends diagonally from the side seam in the hip area to the bust. The diagonal line can be straight or slightly curved. French darts are made on the front of the garment and never at the back!


Roland Moures


H darts!

H darts:
These are darts that appear down through the whole garment above and below the waist line creating the letter H.

cape yoke

Centre front darts!

Centre front darts:
These are darts that go across the centre off the body, darts matching a centre front seem are v shaped and connect at the centre seam!



Roksanda Llincic 2010

Arms eye darts!

Arms eye darts:
These are darts around the arms!



Roland Moures





Darts: Standard 4 darts:

Darts:
Darts are folds sewn into fabric to help provide a 3dimentional shape to a garment. They are frequently used in women's clothing to provide a fit that closely follows the shape of the wearer. They are essentially to give the garment a specific shape usually to enhance the wearers figure!
Types of darts:
  • Standard 4 darts
  • Arms eye darts
  • Centre front darts
  • H darts
  • French darts
  • Irregular darts
  • Princess seam

Standard 4 darts:
This is a dart that gathers fabric at the back of the top to tighten the fit.




Kai Kuhne aw 2009

Layering!

LAYERING:
Layering clothing is a manner of dressing using multiple garments that are worn on top of each other. Combing different garments in layers can be used to create a variety of outfits.

KENZO
 




 




 Kenzo







Islamic style meets risque sheer fabrics at Kenzo


Islamic Style: Loose feminine tops at Kenzo




 












Robert Cavalli







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hijab wrap dress print Cavalli
Muslim fashion layering Cavalli

Layering dress wide leg trousers Cavalli







Missoni:






Lacoste









Rodarte:











Rag and Bone:





Richard Chai: