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By CONNIE BARBER »

The one word to describe
all’ the vere in ‘current .

fashion is ‘‘ ’. Softness in
fabrics, sofiness i in design.’
But styles are no tf: t soft in the

sense of. cli

Accenting the. soft look i is the

abundance.0 of. fold
and_ . other
‘‘blousson’’ ‘may: cause many

S, gathers,

women to’ despair) that the -

fashion. is to: make them
appear short and squat. They
prefer the illusion of height
and slenderness. .

Anyone .who sews. can
achieve illusion very effec-
tively: No need to. avoid
gathers, and fullness, but
rather to adjust: them to
flattering concealment.

The soft skirts are good —
examples of flattering” ‘con-
cealment. With flexible
fabrics © such. ‘as. challis. or
jerseys, the. gathers. on the»

dirndl can be adjusted away . below is an individual choice, :

and into the hollows.
tubular dirndl is the most
effective use of the dramatic
border: prints.

The soft skirt ‘need. be no.
more full: than. a tailored. one:*

a few gathers and you have.
the ‘‘dirndl look’’. . ;

A smooth waistline | is
featured in the dropped waist
styles when -the gathers —
begin’ near «the © hipline..
Fullness can be dropped
even further to a flounce at”

_the proportion. that flatters.

than a border: or ‘an obvious —

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-When the. fabric is other * will, be. sewn. That. way. you.

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stripe, there is a very pretty
way to have fullness without
bulges. ‘You can use a. Panel
or gore skirt pattern and add
to its width'so there is extra.

» fo .be gathered onto the
“ waisthand:

(1) assess the softness of
- the fabric and Mecide

how. much
want.

(2) Add width to ‘the centre
-of the panels to total the:

width you decide to : ; : : . oS ae ] a
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(3) Complete the skirt as the .
pattern. instructs,
gathering the fullness
into the waistband... coe 1 ee ;
Remember to adjust the :  - — a Z Oo
gathers to where they , | |
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