HOW TO STAND
To Ensure a Good Fit
Many a woman blames her dressmaker, or tailor, whichever the case, it her clothes do not fit, and really it is her own fault. Often, for example, when a woman is being measured, she expands her chest more than usual or else contracts it. Sloping shoulders are allowed for in cutting, and it is a fatal mistake to try to square them while being fitted. A round-shouldered woman, especially, is often guilty of standing rigidly to' attention, like a toy soldier, when being measured. When she reverts to her usual carriage in the new garment, it proves to be too tight across the back.
Frocks with close-fitting bodices are another common source of complaint. Do not wear old corsets when being fitted, and new ones with the new frock, as, naturally, the latter entirely alter the figure. Stand naturally, and wear suitable underwear, and there will be a fit without a “fit” when the finished garment is delivered.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 231, 16 September 1935, Page 11
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166HOW TO STAND Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 231, 16 September 1935, Page 11
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