Show woman domars world careful dress fitting required to minimize all ala figure faults alla J 1 next time you are shopping or riding in a public conveyance look about you yes do it critically too one thing I 1 can guarantee you Is that very few people will look perfect as far as their figures are concerned cerne d now look 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 we other or that her proportions arent quite as perfect as they first a appeared ppe ared however you say she does look nice well the way we all should like to measure up when inspected either by others or ourselves and it can be done as you have seen for yourself if we dress so as to point up our good points and minimize those about which we w are not so proud fortunately there are many tricks that can be applied to clothing and many disguises to be ba employed which will do just that tor for us we play up our eyes and features if they 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 our figure faults very successfully cess fully whether you do your own fitting or have someone do it for you is not the question it Is simply a matter of doing it when we first buy or make a dress we may be so taken with the pattern or color of the tablet A 11 your clothes ric that these other considerations do not come into active being but after you have worn wom the dress for some time and suddenly catch a glimpse of yourself in a mirror notice how much could have been done to make the garment personally yours side seams back and front lines must be straight always check the long lines of the garment first dont try to stand unnaturally straight so they will look right but see if the side seams and front and back lines look straight when you stand normally they should just fit and tall fail in place easily for one rarely thinks of straightening up or walking in an unnatural way naturally if you have a noticeable slouch correct it but tt if your posture is fairly good then the garment should do the rest the lengthwise threads of the fabric both in the back and front should hang straight if you are sewing at home the best way to make sure your fabric will hang properly is not to neglect the basting threads that help guide us in sewing and help us in keeping the 4 4 4 4 4 bi be personalized to fit you material properly aligned A small thing this but it will save time and effort in fitting later always cheek check horizontal lines before you stitch armholes Arm holes sleeves neckline and shoulders should be ex critically to see if they bal ance on you when you fit the gar ment check before putting in your yom final stitching press before stitch ing to help guide you in this many alterations involve only simple adjustments it if your dresses seem too loose and anc bulky or if they are too tight to teel feel comfortable the natural thing Is to look to the underarm seam if the 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 I 1 youre not quite finished yet seams should be equal on both sides or the garment will feel off balance and eventually acquire that look if you have taken the garment in a great deal its best to trim the seams down do your pinning and fitting on the right side of the garment first then transfer the pins and turn to the wrong side after you are certain the garment is fitted properly on the other hand your dress may fit too tightly to feel really comfortable then let out as much material as possible from the seams to relieve the strain it if you are adding a piece of material it must taper oft off down to the waist so the garment will hang properly it if you do not need much at the waist taper the piece of material off to nothing but do taper it contrasting colored material often Is used to give extra room at the sides of the garment and will be effective if you have to extend it below the waist to allow more room at the hips be sure bands of contrasting tr material are well balanced in size the hipline hepline Is pinned in much the same fashion as above the waist if itis it is too loose do not make mak e 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 seams to give yourself as much material as possible if this does not give you 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 dowa the number of pleats and make a simple straight skirt out of it |