Flared skirt and Gored skirt on a size 8 manikin for draping.

I tried my hand at a flared skirt as well as a gored skirt on a manikin for my college draping corse. It was a small challenge to make everything line up and drape/hang the right way on the bodice of the manikin. I would like to have another go at it. Practice makes perfect.

Piet Mondrain inspirations

The way Mondrain takes geometric shapes with primary color hues against a white background with dark black straight lines running vertical and horizontal throughout each piece. In part to everything Mondrain conveys in his pieces which also share a bit of Bauhaus ideology.

Bauhaus inspirations

Various circles, curves, sharp straight lines, and intersecting from the Bauhaus period. Note the preciseness of each angle, arc, and curve.

Simplicity Project runway princess dress pattern

Simplicity amazing fit collection princess dress patterns

Simplicity Project Runway Empire dress pattern

In-depth look at the Empire line dress.

The empire line dress or better known as the apron or high stomacher dress hey complex construction in which the bodice was sewn to the skirt at the back only. Side front seams were left open to several inches below the waist and a band or string was located at the front of the waste of the skirt. The lady slipped a garment overhead putting her arms to the sleeves and then tied the way string around the back like an apron. The bodice often had a pair of under flaps that pinned across the chest supporting the bust. In modern times zippers and fasteners such as hook and eye closures are used to get in and out of most female garments such as the empire line. Often elaborate embroidery was used on empire line dresses. Just like the princess line the empire line dresses are most commonly seen in modern times in bridal wear.