Commercial pattern – made using standard measurement of average women
Couture – signifies expensive, high quality originally designed and custom made dresses for private clientele.
Couturier – a male or female designer of a couture house.
Design – the arrangement of elements of art and principles of design.
Draft – a pattern sketch made by following the body measurements
Drafted pattern – made to order using individual’s measurement
Drafting – an engineering type method based on a set of body measurement
Fabrics – material of which a garment is made.
Fad – a style that has captured the attention of the consumers instantaneously and briefly.
Fashion – a currently accepted style of the moment. Style of dressing that is prevalent among a group of persons at a given time.
Girth Measurements – taken horizontally and most of them go around the entire circumference of the body.
IMC – stands for Individual Measurement Chart
Length Measurements – taken vertically and their primary purpose is to measure the distance between reference points on the body.
Look – is the sum total of the elements which helps in determining the styles.
Measurement –foundation of pattern drafting
Pattern – are devices used by dressmakers as guide when cutting an article or garment
Perpendicular line –composed of two lines meeting in a right angle
Silhouette – outline contour of a garment.
Style – design created for a product in an effort to appeal to long term criteria of what is beautiful or socially correct.
Tape Measure – a flexible tape with different type of measurements essential for taking body measurements.
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