Landmark terms on Dress-form

DRESS FORM

A dress form is a designer's essential tool. It is a male/ female dummy figure that helps the designers to create new garments. It helps the designers to take the basic body measurements, draft paper patterns, drape fabric arounf it and check out for alterations. It helps the designers to get the feel of the garment.

It comes in many sizes, shapes, color and materials. These are usually light-weight and may be made of wire, rattan or foam.

Landmark terms on dress form

Center Front (CF): A vertical line that runs throughout the center dissecting the dress form into halves.

Center Back (CB): A vertical line that runs throughout the center dissecting the dress form into halves.

Princess Line: A pair of lines running between CF and SS over the bust level dividing the shoulder into halves.

Princess Line: A pair of lines running between CB and SS throughout the back.

Waistline: A uniform central band

Armhole: for both the arms

Armhole ridge: a slightly raised portion where the armplate and shoulder line join

Arm Plate

Side Seam (SS): Runs laterally on both the sides. It starts from under the armhole throughout the dress form.

Apex/ Bust Points (BP): It is the highest point on the bust line.

Neck Band: also called as neck line encircles the neck.

Shoulder Line(SH): as the name suggests runs from the neckline to the armhole

Horizontal Balance Line (HBL): This line run parallel to the floor

Bust Line: A line running across the bust from over the apex

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