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Show ynnWs World I fight Dress Can Be Altered To Fit Wearer Comfortably DRESS that fits you, and you alone, is good value. It will ,ou real pleasure every time " ffear it, no matter how inexpen- or expensive it may be. But just i.at is meant by perlect fit, as I know it today? , ess that fits easily at the sulders without straining when bend or stretch is just right for The shoulder seam should lie out one-quarter inch back of. the ler of the shoulder and be abso-te!y abso-te!y straight from neckline to eeve. The sleeve seam should lie the extreme edge of the shoulder. Sow, how should shoulders be idded? H yu are square In the Mulders, little or no padding may , necessary. If, however, you are aided or sloping in the shoulders, tt or even two sets of pads may , necessary. Collars should lie flat without pull-g pull-g or wrinkling. If there la any :itness in sewing the collar, you a bet on its wrinkling sooner or ter, particularly when the dress is ashed. That taut look around the bustline eans the dress is too small, and ances are you do not look your st in it I'll tell you how this can remedied a little later, but in the tantime, when you buy a dress or ittem, get one that fits well across t bust. It's possible, too, that anker an-ker style might be more becom-l becom-l one with fuller shoulders or ore fullness in the bodice. listlines, Skirts teres Important. Jlost dresses you buy will not stle down on your natural walst-le walst-le because most of us vary slight-from slight-from the average. But just where 1 the natural waistline? Tie a tape easure or belt around the waist-te waist-te and you will find out easily, aid slightly to the front and the pe measure will settle at the cor-ct cor-ct line. You can also determine the size the waistline accurately if the zip- your dress is too tight . . . ;i slides open and shut easily with-J with-J straining. Don't try to gather in Wlarge waistline with a belt. It As untidy and you're uncomfort-'le. uncomfort-'le. It's far better to refit the waist-le. waist-le. 'An easy fit over the hips is a big n'ort. Sit down when trying on a ess and it it doesn't ride up, you e a well fitting hipline. Length -also Important. Most women are :aring their dresses just below the lcap, but this can be varied 'Ehtly as looks best on you. Full is should be slightly shorter and "Sly fitted skirts can be a trifle forter than average. jArmholes must be big enough so ) Jou ieel at ease in them. When -fing a dress, move the arms up I'd down. There should, be no strain's. strain-'s. lonj tleeves, look for the elbow sn? to come right. This is at the 'cl of the arm. - you have chubby arms, do not V tight short sleeves with cuffs. how to make it fit. 7k 'l not onlv make the arm table"' tUt WiU n0t be Com" jjust the busUine is off, pieces be added underneath the lero ' ase flttuiS. and a : J?.0?"1 be made or purchased to . lth the dress. ; Jou have a two-piece dress in which you cannot make the skirt fit, you might make a darker skirt to go with the jacket. Dark skirts are very slimming with lighter colored jackets if you are full m the hips. If you have a princess type dress or a button-front dress, try contrasting contrast-ing panels down the center or on the sides to add fullness. This Is a good .way to adjust the dress for the short, full figure. If the waistline is too tight, and the dress too short, with no hemline to let out, consider placing a piece of contrasting colored material at the waistline. This may be set in wide or narrow as necessitated by your problem. If the neckline is too tight, let the shoulder seam out enough to ease the strain on it. There is usually usual-ly enough in the seam allowance to take care of this minor problem. If your sleeves are too short, add crosswise bands below the elbow. Add this detail somewhere else in the dress, too, so that it will look as if it belonged. If your skirt has stretched from wear, adjust the bagginess at the waistline. If the skirt is too short, add a band of ruching or ruffles or braid around the hem. Several rows of gay ribbon rib-bon will also do the trick. Add this detail to the sleeves, too. |