Description

An essential guide to patternmaking for plus-size fashion, and the specialized skills, shapes, and techniques required to achieve a great fit and make beautiful clothing that truly understands plus-size bodies.

Featuring all the major block types for contemporary apparel – from fitted bodices to T-shirts, sleeve variations to swimwear – and packed with clear illustrations and step-by-step guidance, Brown and Kelleher guide you through:

– drafting a complete set of plus-size blocks suitable for use with models and clients
– industry plus-size fit forms
– adapting existing designs for plus sizes
– practical skills for respectful measuring, fitting, and working with larger bodies.

Covering every step of the pattern-drafting process, from developing a size chart, to considering mobility and wearing ease, to adapting smaller dress forms for use with plus-sizes, Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear is an essential textbook for all modern fashion and apparel students.

Online resources available for download:
– Instructor resources, including class presentation slides
– Sample size charts, blank size chart templates, and ease chart
– Instructions for calculating required measurements for block drafting section
– Standard measurements used in block drafting
– A collection of plus size croquis in different sizes and poses

Publisher Review

The authors present a ground-breaking approach to industry sizing and fit. Beginning with an analysis of how large bodies differ in balance, curvature, and posture from straight bodies, they introduce a simple, direct pattern drafting process for creating pattern blocks. Their lessons on understanding and accepting body variation are valuable for all fashion students and apparel industry practitioners. — Susan P. Ashdown, Emerita Professor, Cornell University, USA This has the power to shape a new generation of designers who approach fit and fashion with more awareness, acceptance, and kindness for all humans. Nothing like this exists in the market today – it’s one of one. — Katelyn Janosch, Director of Technical Design, AYR, USA This is a pioneering book that fully considers inclusivity and diversity in the pattern cutting and fitting process for many different plus-size fashion garments. It is detailed, accessible and sensitively written, supported by great photographs, figures and tables that provide a solid underpinning for the creation of these styles. — Dr Kevin Almond, Associate Professor, University of Leeds, UK