Basics of Constructing Patterns on a Body
Mod dress
A course by Jum Nakao , Designer and Creative Director
About the video: Mod dress
Overview
“Now, let's adapt the "natural" base pattern to a "mod dress", a tube dress from the 60s.”
In this video lesson Jum Nakao addresses the topic: Mod dress, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basics of Constructing Patterns on a Body. Learn to create patterns directly on a body to make bespoke clothing items that are fitted to anyone's shape and proportions.
Partial transcription of the video
“Natural base test We will now prove our natural base, remembering that Carol is wearing lingerie again with a natural fit and wearing mid-60s boots. Again we repeat the process of fitting our base to the body, pin the front center of it. Now we will draw the cut of our Mod Dress. The Mod Dress comes from the 60's mod style, which is that era of the Beatles, by Swing in London. Then we will make a more rounded cut, we will reduce the shoulder a little, we'll dig a little would be to increase the armhole and we will extend the length for the style of the time, which was the one with the mini ...”
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Course summary for: Basics of Constructing Patterns on a Body
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing

Jum Nakao
A course by Jum Nakao
Internationally known, Jum Nakao is a Brazilian creative director dedicated to the universe of fashion, design and art for over four decades. His fashion show A Costura do Invisível, at the São Paulo Fashion Week in 2004, was elected one of the greatest of the 21st century by the Paris Fashion Museum.
Jum has already collaborated with international shows and events, such as the Closing of the London Olympic Games and the Oscar ceremony. It also entered into partnerships with Chevrolet, Nespresso, Vans, TV Cultura, Carmim, Viva Vida, Isetan Mitsukoshi, DuPont, among other companies. In addition, he was the first designer in the world to have a collection signed with Nike.
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