Bias dress draping

I have been studying draping on the stand at Morley for nearly a year now. Each term we focused on a different area – tops, skirts and dresses. Although we have done a cowl top, the course e…

DJ7: This bodice plays with the overlapping of contrast colours on either side of the body. It has a unified look to it because it is well balanced. The curves of the bias tape follows the sweet heart shape along the bust, which looks complex to sew. This technique qould probably require clipping done to the hem of the strips.

"The "bias-cut" is a technique used by designers for cutting clothing to utilize the greater stretch in the bias or diagonal direction of the fabric." Definition taken from Wikipedia. In layman's terms, cutting fabric on the diagonal causes it to have much more stretch which results in it accentuating body lines and curves and causing it to drape softly. For example, a full-skirted dress cut on the bias will hang more gracefully or a narrow dress will cling to the figure. Bias-cut garments…

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Our signature one shoulder bias cut dress with an attached scarf that can be worn loose down the back or wrapped gracefully around the neck. Cut in a flattering midi length with a clean baby hem finish. This dress is unlined and needs no closures thanks to the nature of bias cut fabric.

Madeleine Vionnet (1876 – 1975) was a French fashion designer that is influential in the 20th century and inspired me as much as Madame Gres. photograph by Irving Penn for Vionnet, 1974 she was known for introducing bias-cutting into pattern making. it is indeed a revolutionary way of draping fabric, clinging on the body beautifully - simple but never plain. Vionnet's goddess gown, 1935; recalling the Greek look in the early 20th century, she freed women from corsets and bustles that…

john galliano used a demure signature cowl draped neckline in his 1930s style bias cut dresses, sometimes double layered, so that when a strap delicately fell off the shoulder, it revealed a sheer layer of silk underneath. a galliano AW 2000 bias cut ensemble with draped neckline, new in store.