If this is the style I am thinking of:
My experience with halter-top-like bodices is that if even a few inches
of skin is exposed at bust level (by a low neckline, and/or bare back),
the bust measurement becomes less meaningful than the length of the
straps, or whatever you want to call the parts that lead up to your neck
in front. Those being too long, is what is likely to create the
possibility of your getting arrested for indecent exposure. I always
have to take the shoulders up on a slant, rather than straight across.
If much skin at all is exposed in the front and/or the back of the
bodice, the concept of bust pattern ease itself becomes irrelevant, but:
On the other hand, the size of the cloth's bust area determines how
well your bosom is covered sideways, as it were. And that is related
both to how well endowed you are, and to your psychological comfort
level regarding exposure.
I always make a muslin for things like this.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
The thing I want to make is actually a 50s retro style that seems to be
back with a vengeance lately -- a halter-top dress with a wide
waistband running from below the bust to the real waist, and then a
full skirt. Sort of like Marilyn Monroe in the subway steam vent scene.
So I figure I need a close fit on the halter top to remain decent.
Which probably means NOT buying the size 18 pattern, even though the
back measurements think I should.
Lauren
Lauren M. Walker
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On Feb 6, 2007, at 3:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/6/2007 3:18:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There's often a chart on the envelope with real
measurements for bust and hips, which is useful in determining which
size to cut. I still almost always have to take two inches off the
sides
for something that is "fitted". It's worse on some patterns than on
others, I guess it depends on who drafts them.
And, let's face it--some people don't allow enough ease in their
clothes!
As I remember, rib cage ease is 4-6 inches--that's to allow for you to
breathe. And one's thighs do spread when one sits, so that hip ease
that seems too
much standing might be needed when seated.
The different companies always did use a slightly different body
style/type
and ease, even given the same measurements for sizes.
Best strategy is still, I think, to buy closest to your bust size, as
it is
easier to alter hips and waist.
Ann Wass
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