Copper Catkin
  • Shop
  • Blog
  • MARKETS
  • Consulting
  • Contact
  • About

Shapes

6/8/2016

0 Comments

 
So, I mentioned in a previous post that I was trying to come up with a good system to help women identify if an outfit would fit them or not.

I figured out that the closest thing to my own shape was the New Zealand sweet potato, called a kūmara.
Picture
I started doodling shapes, to see if I could figure out the different plus-size body types. As you can tell from my drawings, the ones closest to my shape were the easiest for me to draw.
Picture
I posted on my Facebook wall, inviting comment, and was pleased to find that I had correctly identified enough of the right shapes that my friends could find themselves in the drawing. 
Picture
Beautiful Butternut
Picture
Pretty Parsnip
Picture
Curvy Kumara
Picture
Ravishing Radish
Picture
Saucy Shallot
I decided to test the shapes on the range of possible designs that I had come up with for my own, kumara shape on these shapes, to see what happened - and it was fascinating.  
Picture
First, the dress - as it seems to fit almost every shape, this one is a dead cert. Pretty parsnips with smaller busts may not like them as much, but given that it's a stretch bodice, at least they won't sag the way a structured/tailored bodice will. As expected, the hourglass wears it the best, but the kumara (highlighted) doesn't look too terrible, either :)
Picture
Another fairly universal winner is the blouse, although its success with each shape will be more a case of personal taste. A lot of women will also feel better if it's belted, which leads me to the next one - the cincher.
Picture
The shape is still very much a draft, but the effect is very specific - and as you can see, it only really suits the bustier shapes. I think it will be worth spending a lot of time on developing the cincher design, because if it's good, it will be very, very good, but if it's not - ugh.
Picture
The skirt is another very subjective design. Again, it looks best on the curvier figures, although the radish still has enough va-va-voum to carry it off - poor parsnip. We will have to devote some serious attention to her, down the track.
Conclusion - these designs will definitely work for the kumara:
Picture
They probably won't work for all the shapes, though - so I am going to take a punt and rate them as I expect they will play out:
Picture
Dress: Shallot, Butternut, Kumara, Radish.
Blouse: Shallot, Butternut, Kumara.
Cincher: Shallot, Butternut, Kumara, Radish.
​Skirt: Shallot, Butternut, Kumara.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Cat Drayer

    Archives

    December 2019
    November 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    March 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    March 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016

    Categories

    All
    A Bird A Day
    Colourables
    Colour-cut-and-sew
    Copper Catkin At Home
    Copper Catkin Clothing
    Copper Catkin Consulting
    Designs
    Display Units
    Gazebo
    How To
    Interview
    Marketing
    Markets
    Miss Match
    My Process
    Outpawed
    Petone Winter Markets
    Renovations
    Spoonflower Design Challenges
    Wrought Makers' Markets

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Shop
  • Blog
  • MARKETS
  • Consulting
  • Contact
  • About