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Just for fun ... :)
From: Gordon, S.S. (1908) The "standard" work on cutting ladies' tailor-made garments, pp. 78-80, https://archive.org/stream/standardworkoncu00gord#page/78/mode/2up
A little chapter on pattern cutting à 1908 for a large bust and small waist
The "standard" work on cutting ladies' tailor-made garments;
https://archive.org/stream/standardworkoncu00gord#page/78/mode/2up
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Excellent! And notice how the intro to that section mentions that previous instructions pertained to the "average" figure with 11 inches difference between bust and waist... in 1908 clearly the average figure was corseted! Later in the 20th century, patterns were instead assuming a 'B cup' i.e. just a 2" difference between high bust (under arms) measurement and full bust measurement. In the 30s and 40s before the golden age of girdles and bullet bras, a ton of patterns assumed just 6-8" difference between waist and full bust!
wendybien Interesting! So the choice of the day of foundation garment artificially altered body shapes and clothing cuts.
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