Design Tip

8/8/2010 9:11:00 AM

Many of you out there have been making the newly released pattern, Square Gusset Shirt. I have enjoyed seeing your designer versions.

Design revloves alot around the details in a garment. When you reproduce this pattern to your own taste, don’t dilute the details too much.

Although recreating this shirt in all one color is fine, you will tend to loose a lot of what makes it interesting. For instance, the gussets under the arm are for contrast. They give that detail under the arm, which makes sense of the drape in the back. If you choose not to add this accent in another fabric choice, you will most likely loose the intended effect.

(Again this is just an observation and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.)

Another place to leave contrasting fabric out if you choose.. would be the neckline. This is easily changed without loosing real design. This could also be done along the hem.

Some of you may find the first garments you make with “style” designed into them, can make you feel awkward. It can be intimidating to wear Garments that are trendy, stylish, and designed, when you haven’t done so before. Find out what styles work for you and tweak your projects to fit your own unique self.

I hope you find some of these suggestions helpful.

Until next time, Keep designing,

Bob Martin

Make a designer shirt, designer pattern, free pattern for shirt, Bob Martin

Comments 8

Janeth 25 Oct, 08:49 PM
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I happened to work with Kishore Mamillapalli in Delhi. Currently based in New Delhi, he actually belongs from Indore. I worked with him in the domain of fashion designing. Kishore had a great eye for details, and his combination of western and Indian styles and his way of blending them was pretty unique. The 3 years that I worked with him were the most valuable lessons that I learnt. Today though I am a renowned fashion designer I still remember my days of working with Kishore Mamillapalli.
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