Show Womans Woman's World Careful Dress Fitting kitting Required ed To Minimize All Figure Fault Faults e y ii C Lila e Next time you are shopping or riding in a public conveyance l look ok about you Yes do It critically too One thing I can guarantee you is that very few Cew people will look perfect perfect perfect per per- as far as their figures are con concerned Now look leek again and try to find the most attractive woman around you and look at her critically At first glance she may look perfect which is as it should be but on careful inspection you may notice that one shoulder is a little higher than the other or that her p proportions ions arent aren't quite as perfect as they first appeared However you say she does look nice Well that's the way we all should like ike to measure up when inspected either cither by others or ourselves And Andt It t can be done as you have seen for tor yourself if It we dress so as to point up our good points and minimize those about which we are not so proud Fortunately there are many tricks that tha t can be applied to clothing and many disguises to be employed which will do just that for us We play up our eyes and features i if they ney are good then carefully add more padding to one shoulder lift or lower the waistline nip it in or make it one inch more loose and hide lide our figure faults very suc suc- Whether you ou do your own 71 fitting or have someone do it for you Is not the question It is simply a matter f of doing it When we first buy or make a dress we may be so taken j with the pattern or color of the fabi fab- fab i L. L Let leI your our clothes us I that these other considerations do not come into active being But after you have worn the dress for some time and suddenly catch a glimpse of yourself in a mirror you'll youn notice how much could have been done to make the garment personally personally personally per per- yours Side Seams Scams Back and Front Lines Must Be Straight Always check the long lines of the garment first Dont Don't try to stand unnaturally straight so they will look right but see if the side seams and front and back lines look I straight when you stand normally They should just fit and fall In place easily for one rarely thinks of straightening up or walking In an unnatural way Naturally If It you have a noticeable noticeable noticeable notice notice- able slouch correct it but If It your posture is fairly good then the garment garment garment gar gar- ment should do the rest The lengthwise threads of the fabric fabric fabric fab fab- ric both in the back and front should hang straight If you are sewing at home the best way to tomake tomake tomake make sure your fabric will hang properly is not to neglect the basting basting bast bast- ing threads that help guide us in sewing and help us in keeping the theBe J 88 D tl tl 4 44 r r of Be personalized to 10 fit fil you material properly aligned A small thing this but it will save time and effort in fitting later Always check horizontal lines line before before be be- fore you stitch Armholes sleeves neckline and shoulders should be ex ex- examined examined examined critically to see if it they balance bal ance on you when you fit the gar gar- ment Check before putting in your final stitching Press before stitching stitching stitch stitch- ing to help guide you in this Many l Alterations Involve Only Simple Adjustments If your dresses seem too loose and bulky or if it they are are too tight to feel teel comfortable the natural thing I Cre Crepe e Jerk Jerkin er I. I I r Y t r 4 r r V 4 y ys r s 4 t tA A white crepe dress Is used with a navy crepe Jerkin stitched In white from Sondheim's Sonde helms helm's collection The gold kid belt has a gold metal and kid medallion fob lob Is to look to the underarm seam If It the Ole garment Is too loose and hangs In a baggy fashion pin wider seams in the dress and baste and stitch them But wait just a moment youre you're not quite finished yet Seams Scams should be equal on both sides or orthe orthe orthe the garment will feel off balance and eventually acquire that look If II you have taken the garment In Ina a great deal its it's best to trim the seams down dO Do your pinning and fitting on the right side of ot the garment garment gar gar- ment first then transfer the pins and turn to the wrong side after you ou are certain the garment is fitted prop prop- erly On the other hand your dress may fit too tightly to feel really comfort comfort- able Then let out as much material as possible from the seams to relieve relieve relieve re re- re- re lieve the strain If It you ou are adding a piece of material material ma ma- it must taper off oft down to the waist so the garment will hang prop prop- erly If II you do not need much at the waist taper the piece of ot material off to nothing but do taper it It Contrasting colored material often otten is used to give extra room at the sides of the garment and will be bee e effective if you have to extend it below the waist aist to allow more room at the hips Be sure bands of contrasting contrasting contrasting con con- material are well balanced in size The hipline is pinned in n much the same fashion as above the waist if it is too loose Do not make the dress too tight and here again see that both sides are even In making a garment more roomy at the hips let out all scams seams to give yourself as much material as pos pOSe sible If II this does not give you ou enough room have a trimming band running on either side In some dresses it is possible to remake the skirt so as to give you more room This can be done when the skirt is pleated and you can cut down the number of pleats and make makeI a simple straight skirt out of it I |