Guidelines for Fitting Garments

 

Guidelines for Fitting Garments :

1. Check the general effect.

2. Identify all potential fitting problems before

ripping any seams.

3. Check first for size; the garment must have enough ease to fit over the body smoothly. Is it large enough at the bust, waist, and hips? Is the shoulder length too long or too short? Is the neck too large or too small?

4. Check the vertical grainlines at garment centers. Are they perpendicular to the floor?

5. Check the horizontal grainlines across front, across back, and hips. Are they parallel to the floor?

6. Check the drape of the sleeve. Is the center perpendicular to the floor and is the sleeve cap parallel?

7. Check to ensure that the garment appears symmetrical unless designed otherwise.

8. Check the side seams. Are they centered under the arm?

9. Doblouses,dresses,andjacketssetsmoothly on the shoulders? Do they fit the shoulder slope?

10. Locate any diagonal wrinkles and examine the cause. Is the garment too tight below the wrinkles? Is the section too long?

11. Locate any diagonal wrinkles and trace them to the area that doesn’t fit.

12. Check the armscye for size and shape. 13. Adjust the fit as needed.

14. Evaluate the style lines.

15. Evaluate the silhouette.