Pattern Cutting for Women's Tailored Jackets

Classic and Contemporary
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-632-05467-1
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 255 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

The term 'tailored' has changed as methods of manufacture and the retailing of clothes have evolved. This book demonstrates the wide range of cutting methods used to produce garments which are described as 'tailored' jackets. Although the main focus is on modern methods of producing clothing, a rich and complex cutting tradition is acknowledged and used. It is hoped that the modern garment designer will be inspired to rediscover methods that retain their validity today.

The different approaches to 'tailored' cutting are described under three headings: bespoke cutting, engineered cutting and style cutting. The rich heritage of the latter came from the tremendous creativity that was unleashed by women's emancipation at the beginning of the twentieth century and the merging of tailored styles with fashionable clothing. The section on style cutting has therefore derived some of the cutting techniques from that period, thus demonstrating how they can be applied to current methods of production.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aldrich, Winifred

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.

1. The evolution of the woman's tailored jacket.

2. Fabrics, measurement and tools.

Part One: Classic Bespoke Cutting.

3. The bespoke jacket.

Part Two: Engineered Cutting and Manufacture.

4. The engineered jacket.

5. The engineered process of manufacture.

Part Three: 'Style' Cutting Variations.

6. Style Cutting - Block Variations.

7. Body shaping variations.

8. Collar variations.

9. Sleeve variations.

References.

Über Autor(innen)

Winifred Aldrich was Professor of Clothing Technology at Nottingham Trent University. She continues to research and write on the history and the current practices of pattern cutting technology. Her books on pattern cutting have become bestsellers.