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Glossary: Princess Panel Lines | The Cutting Class. Christian Dior, Haute Couture, AW14, Paris. Bodice seam lines continue from the armhole down over the bust and to the waist.
16 Jul 2014
Glossary: Princess Panel Lines

Christian Dior, Haute Couture, AW14, Paris. Here are a couple of examples of how princess panel lines were used in...

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The Fullness and Shaping of Sleeves: Part 3
02 May 2014
The Fullness and Shaping of Sleeves: Part 3

Alexander Wang, AW13, New York. This post forms the third part of a series about The Fullness and Shaping of...

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Fullness and Shaping of Sleeves Part 2
25 Apr 2014
The Fullness and Shaping of Sleeves: Part 2

Balenciaga, unknown date, images via Pinterest» In this post we will begin to look at how the angle of the...

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The Fullness and Shaping of Sleeves: Part 1 | The Cutting Class. Céline, SS14.
17 Apr 2014
The Fullness and Shaping of Sleeves: Part 1

Céline, SS14, Paris. There have been a few questions posed to The Cutting Class recently about sleeve shaping, so this...

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10 Apr 2014
A Nod to Process at Vionnet

Vionnet, SS14, Demi-Couture, Paris. In his first collection working on Demi-Couture at Vionnet, Hussein Chalayan created a range of garments...

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28 Mar 2014
Clever Pattern Making Details at Kenzo

Kenzo, AW14, Paris. Hidden amongst the clashing colours and prints of the Kenzo collection for Autumn-Winter 2014, there were some...

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14 Nov 2013
How To Work Out Patterns for Complex Details

Valentino, Couture, SS08. The Cutting Class recently received a query about how the skirt folds had been constructed on two...

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30 Oct 2013
Inspiration Images for Subtraction Pattern Cutting

Comme des Garçons. Image from Jane Magazine August 1998 via iiiinspired» Following on from the previous post on Subtraction Pattern...

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25 Oct 2013
Subtraction Pattern Cutting with Julian Roberts

Image from “Free Cutting” by Julian Roberts. Many garments are created from flat pattern making methods, or from drape methods,...

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13 Aug 2013
Thom Browne’s Off The Body Tailoring

Thom Browne, AW13, New York. When the silhouette of a garment moves far enough away from the body, all the...

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