The big news of the week was The Dress. Of course. Very lovely. Tasteful. Did you watch the wedding? I did not and was surprised by how many people I know that did. I can’t get over how much the boy looks like his mother.…
Seriously think about it, why isn’t women’s clothing sized like men’s? I don’t want arguments saying we should, I want you to ponder thoughtfully why we are not. Consider the ramifications of it through the whole chain -from your design conceptualization- to display at retail.…
I posted part two of Why retailers change clothing sizes over on VanitySizing.com which explains how sizing likely evolved at retail and all the interelated complexities and dependencies. The first entry was content I sent to a reporter from a national radio program who was collecting information for a story on sizing and obesity.…
I have another blog I haven’t told anyone about. Or not many anyway. In light of the New York Times “article” One Size Fits Nobody: Seeking a Steady 4 or a 10, this is as good a time as any to mention it.…
Very gratifying to see the responses to last week’s puzzler, a continuation of a series I’d started six years ago. The challenge in question was how to design the facing for a clean finish.
AnaJan was first with a response that was aligned to my thinking, namely that a three piece front facing was needed.…
