I want to become a clothing designer soon and I think it'll be good to know how or why this is, so that I too know when it comes time for me to create a design. I also notice that in some dresses that area looks a little bit harder or stiffer than a regular, lets say, satin or silk dress. Why? Is the fabric rapped around something before its completely sown together? Here are some examples: Beyonce & lady gaga in the white outfit; http://img259.yfrog.com/img259/8072/beyoncefeatladygagavide.jpg christina hendricks; http://www.celebritysmackblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/christine-hendricks-golden-globes-2010.jpg
Those type of dresses are marvels of engineering. They are quite complex underneath, many have a fully structured boned, lined and padded corset underneath as an integral part of the dress. In reality, the fashion fabric dress in merely along for the ride, the under-part does all the work.
These dresses are built up on a foundation bodice, often made of stiffened cotton that will be draped and fitted directly on the body. This foundation has little to no ease and makes the fchristina hendricks golden globesinished garment very tight. The foundation then has the structure added, heavyweight stiff ribbon (called stays or stay tape) is added around the waist, along the bottom of the rib cage and under the bust,. Vertical boning is added next, in the side seams, side-front and back, under the bust point, anywhere and everywhere the designer feels the dress needs structure. Heavier fabric can be layered over the support structure and more structure can be added again. Between the heavy cotton and this layer is where bra pads and underwires are added to shape and to push up the bosom. Next to the body more tape will be added, this will fasten around the waist very tightly will hooks and eyes. The foundation will be test fitted, if the fit is good then a lining is sewn to the inner part of the foundation, along the bottom. The center back (or left side) is left open for closures and the top edge is left open for attaching the fashion fabric.
After the fashion fabric is sewn up and sewn to the top of the inner structure right sides together and turned. At this point it's like trying tchristina hendricks golden globeso turn and inside out cardboard box right-side-out. Sometimes the closures are sewn in at the same time and the who kit and kaboodle turns right-side-out and the final back seam is sewn, or the closure is bound later and any zippers or loops and ribbon closures are added. By this point the dress bodice will be so stiff and rigid it can almost stand up on its own.
Susan Khalje has a book called bridal Couture and is discusses making foundations and inner bodices for expensive gowns. It's an excellent investment. I took one of her classes at the Toronto needlework show to update my skills a few years ago. Sewing these gown is quite complex and one reason the beginners should never attempt a strapless gown as their first project. Making foundations from stretch fabrics is something that some newer designers do, but many prefer the tradition methods of making a foundation bodices. Either way, they still need plenty of boning and structure.
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they tape there breasts up
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