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used in the production of the piece.
The aim of a technical specification
is to make the interpretation of the
design easier for the pattern designer
or clothes maker and subsequent
manufacturing of the garment.
THE PATTERN
With the invention of the sewing
machine in 1830, the creative pro-
cess of fashion began to be indus-
trialized, and it was therefore neces-
sary to come up with a system for
producing garments on a massive
scale following a set of standard
measures that were then adjusted to
consumers. Thus patterns were born,
in short time becoming very popular
among both tailors and consumers of
clothes. The use of patterns was also
influential in the sense that garments
started to be appreciated more for
their form and cut than any adorn-
ments that might be added to them.
It could be said that patterns are the
architecture of fashion, to the extent
that they are geometric constructions
based on the measures of the body
that are used as forms in the pro-
duction of garments; in other words,
they are two-dimensional pieces that
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reflect the three-dimensional nature of
a garment. Each pattern consists of all
the pieces that go into a garment, and
the larger the number of pieces the
more complex the composition of the
design will be. For example, the pat-
tern for a jacket will include the pieces
for the back, the front, the sleeves,
the collar, the pockets, the facings,
and the lining, thus qualifying it as a
rather complex garment to produce. It
is important to keep in mind that all of
these pieces are part of a unit, and as
such if one piece is modified this will
affect all the others, which, in turn,
will require modification as well. Pre-
ciseness in patterns is fundamental to
arriving at a well-made garment that
feels good to wear.
There exist basic design patterns for
skirts, jackets, pants, etc., which, in
order to obtain new volumes, can be
taken as a base and with the appli-
cation of pleats, cloth inserts, and
reductions of cloth, can be played
with to create garments that are
much more innovative and elaborate.
It is striking how the variation of small
elements sometimes can change the
image of a garment completely. A
simple example of this is the skirt
shown in the image, which with the
insertion of godets and some pleats,
goes from being a piece with a totally
straight silhouette to one with volume
and movement.
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