The pursuit of thinness is the scourge of modern girls. It’s very fashionable to have a slim figure. For slender and thin women create magnificent collections of clothes, fashion favors them. But what should ladies do? First of all, you need to stop complexing, any figure can be ruined by clothes, any one can be profitably filed, after choosing the appropriate image. It is not rumored that the girls in the body know that the choice of clothes above size 50 is ridiculously small. It is quite difficult to choose not just tolerable, but beautiful and stylish clothes, and as for dresses, the situation is generally deplorable there. There is a way out - having learned the basics of modeling and sewing craftsmanship, you can create great dresses with a high waist, a free cut or any others to choose from.
Everyday pattern
If you ask men about the signs of a real girl (woman), then in the top ten, in addition to tenderness and grooming, you can also find some wardrobe items, for example, lace underwear and a dress. How to sew a dress that does not emphasize completeness? Simple enough, small difficulties will only be at the stage of creating a pattern.
Merki
To create any clothes, patterns are used, they, in turn, are performed on paper or cardboard. Of course, you can tailor it immediately to matter, but popular wisdom says that first you need to carefully think through everything, and only then cut it. Use ready-made patterns of dresses with high waist. Before you, in fact, is already a finished product, which only needs to be customized for yourself. Provided that the basic appearance of the future dress is thought out, the shape of the cutout, the width of the straps, the presence and length of the sleeve, the features of the skirt, you can get to work. The simplest option would be a dress with a sleeve, a crew neck and a loose skirt. First you need to take the following measurements:
- Shoulder girth - the value directly affects the width of the sleeve, for loose fitting you need to add 7 cm and divide the amount by two, since only half is reflected in the pattern.
- The shoulder width is a value that will affect the width of the straps, so you first need to decide how these straps will look.
- The neckline of the dress is measured from the collarbone to the bottom of the desired neckline. Apply it to the pattern, starting from the inner corner. Set aside the radius and mark the point. To apply the drawing you will need a compass. A needle is placed at a point, the required radius is laid aside, and a semicircle is drawn.
- Chest circumference. To make a pattern, you need half the value.
- The armhole is calculated based on the previous value. The formula will be as follows: PO / 4 + 7. The length is measured from the beginning of the shoulder, the line will be rounded down, connecting the extreme points of the shoulder and chest. The armhole line begins to round out on the last third of the length, counting from the shoulder.
- Chest circumference.
- The length of the bodice (measured from the shoulder).
- Skirt length.
- The length of the sleeve.
- Girth under the chest or at the place where the lower part of the bodice is supposed to end.
All measurements should be divided in half and carefully drawn on the pattern, pre-measuring the distance between the lines. The fabric for the skirt should be 2-3 girths in length, this technique allows you to make a beautiful drapery. The length of the skirt must be taken with a margin (at least 4 cm) - this is necessary for allowances for seams and hem. For all parts, leave a minimum of 0.5 cm at the seams. The pattern is ready, the fabric is cut, it remains to sew the dress. Before machine stitching, it is necessary to sweep away all the seams, check how the product sits on the figure, and if necessary, make tucks under the chest.
The choice of fabric and the purpose of the dress
Depending on the occasion and season, the choice of fabric for a dress with a high waist varies from warm and dense wool to weightless chiffon. Appropriate seam processing and stitch strength also depend on the selected texture, the smaller the stitches, the stronger the product will be. Material is the most important thing. A lot depends on its quality and appearance. For example, when using silk or organza, lace or guipure, you can make an excellent wedding dress with a high waist.
Skirt selection
Plenty of room for imagination gives not only a bodice, but also a skirt. It would seem that it could be simpler than her choice, but only after looking at the photos of dresses with high waist, you can note for yourself that a skirt is not the last thing. In addition to length, bending and creases, there are also techniques for designing a multilayer skirt. For example, when the lower part is made of dense matter (say, silk), and the upper part has a transparent and light texture. Such a dress, if complemented with elegant embroidery or lace, will be the embodiment of tenderness and lightness, the main thing is not to go too far with ruffles and lace, otherwise instead of a tender fairy you will get an overgrown doll.
Bodice
The upper part of the dress gives room for creativity, it can be done using drapery, in which two layers of material are used. You can try to make a kind of corset. Such a detail will not only attract attention, but will also become a special highlight in the image. To feel like a medieval princess, you can make a bodice with a deep neckline and a modest jumper, and a simple skirt will add a twist to the belt from a satin ribbon.
Where to wear
Before creating a dress, as mentioned above, you need to decide on the occasion and place for which the seamstress is going to create this wardrobe item. A long dress with a high waist will be appropriate at social parties, proms, when visiting the theater and as a wedding dress. But it is absolutely not suitable for more serious events: classes at the university, business meetings. In addition, in such an outfit it will be simply inconvenient to walk around the city in the company of friends.
High-waisted dresses for overweight women can be midi lengths. In this case, depending on the style, fabric, finish and color, you can safely wear them at the office, at a party, meeting with friends or colleagues, business partners, on a date. So, to create a business image, preference should be given to models with a trapeze skirt, and for a romantic date, choose an outfit with drapery.
pros
There are always pluses, a dress with a high waist is no exception. A loose skirt hides extra pounds in the abdomen and sides, and the length to the knee - full legs. The neckline will draw attention to the chest, and the sleeves will hide the non-standard girth of the hands. Relevant accessories generally distract from the contemplation of "unremarkable" parts of the body and harmoniously complete the image.
When creating any product, you do not need to know this or that pattern perfectly; you need to understand and understand the general principles of constructing various parts of the model. Knowing all the nuances, you can easily create exactly what the soul wants, a model that does not exist in nature. And the best part is that a dress with a high waist created by one’s own will be exactly the same, ideal style, size, color and in general exactly the way you need it. Having bought a minimal set of seamstresses (sewing machine, threads, needles and accessories), you can slowly diversify your wardrobe and become a fashion designer for yourself. Among other things, things created with their own hands will be a priori better than clothes from a low-price store, and at cost they are approximately equal to them.