why am i so obsessed with the perfect sleeve

i have been tweaking my own dress sloper and a month has passed by (it was not easy....with the kids and the house and the rabbits).  it was like trying to solve a huge and complicated puzzle in the middle of a busy road.

why...do you ask..has the shoulder seam and sleeve become an obsession of mine?  it is because i believe they are the key to perfect fit and comfort.

i have been studying pictures of the fashion runway and i can see that well known designers labels have this ONE thing in common....perfect shoulder seams to set the sleeves.  look at these photos (Elie Saab, Valentino)....focus on their sleeves.

my sloper needs tweaking to adjust for the forward thrust shoulders.  i have used the sloper system from the lucia's book.  the rest works like a charm....but i was stuck when it comes to the shoulders and sleeve.

lucia's sloper system works very well for standard body. my daughter alya, fits in this category.   hers was no problem at all.  everything fits.

will share the photos of my dress sloper in my next post.


cheers,
YunY