Know the fabric content in your clothing
Posted by Regine Tessone founder of Aqua Modesta Swimwear - pioneers in modest swimwear on 8th Jun 2017
Many years ago, as a Fashion Institute of Technology student, I learned that all fashion design begins and ends with fabric. Why? I asked pretty naively. The teacher replied material allows you to see the clothing you will design based on its intrinsic properties. For example, silk chiffon drapes ever so elegantly over the Lady's figure, thereby being the perfect fabric for an elegant wedding dres
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What I learned in draping class at FIT
Posted by Regine Tessone- founder of the Original Modest Swimwear line for ladies and girls on 6th May 2015
Draping class at FIT taught me how important precision is. Draping gives a three-dimensional form to an idea of a garment. In Draping, one uses a fabric called Muslin (a very low-priced, somewhat stiff fabric). It would be too costly to use any other material for practice. However, once you have the correct version draped, you must use the actual fabric with which you intend to create that particu
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