2014 September Issue
Purchase our entire September 2014 issue featuring articles on Carole Hochman, Corset Grading, the Berlei bra, and Mode City and Interfiliere. IAJ writers include Dr. Kristina Shin, Mark Garbarczyk, Amelia…
2014 July Issue
Purchase our entire July 2014 issue featuring articles on Marie-Laure Bellon, the Tianhai Lace Company, Santoni Shapewear, and Long Fit Swimwear. This month’s IAJ writers include Emily Roberts, Andrew Sia,…
Pattern Drafting with Adobe Illustrator
Follow our step-by-step guide to pattern drafting the Lovable high-waisted knicker using Adobe Illustrator and learn the basic construction method for this garment.
Bodycon
The word Bodycon is slang in the fashion world for the “Body Confidence” trick. This article looks at shapewear garments, in particular focusing on pattern drafting using Negative Ease, testing…
Fit Evaluation- How Your Model’s Breast Size Changes
Finding a model is hard enough and it doesn’t help when her measurements change. Check out this article that explores the reasons behind the difficulty in achieving that perfect fit.…
Bra Wire Technology
To the untrained eye, it’s just a piece of wire, but to the experienced designer this wire is the make or break component to any successful wire bra design. Find…
The Basic 34B Wired Block
David Morris leads you through the importance of basing new bra pattern developments on a block pattern and more importantly being able to draft the bra block from scratch. Hint:…
Analysis of Knicker Grading at Marks & Spencer
In this technical article, a high leg brief from Marks & Spencer is studied in an effort to discover if M&S has different grading rules between plus size knickers and…
Grading Swimwear
Do you grade stretch fabric garments differently than rigid garments? The simple answer is no … with a few exceptions. David Morris take us through another insightful design course from…