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Cutting Systems, Sewing Machines and the Birth of RTW Clothes - 1800s

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Cutting Systems, Sewing Machines and the Birth of RTW Clothes - 1800s

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Tailors started to think about ways to reduce the number of fittings so they started to create cutting systems. These systems, in combination with the invention of the sewing machine in 1790.

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The modernization of the tape measure - 1800s

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The modernization of the tape measure - 1800s

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This replaced the system of measuring in centimeters rather than calculating the body in forms of units. Other measurement systems included using an adjustable metal cage such as the Body Meter on 1839. This introduced the use of designing clothes to standardized sizes which appropriated to different body types and sizes.

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Early sewing machine designed and manufactured - 1830 

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Early sewing machine designed and manufactured - 1830 

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By 1830, the first machine-based clothing manufacturer opened in France to supply uniforms to the French army, and civilian clothing manufacturers were soon to follow.

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Rise in the Zoot Suits in Harlem - 1930s

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Rise in the Zoot Suits in Harlem - 1930s

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Stylish young black men in Harlem during the 1930s wore suits that were constructed with oversized and exaggerated shapes with bright colors, formally known as the "Zoot Suit". which was adapted from the London drape suit.

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 Fusing became standard in the RTW industry - 1960s 

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 Fusing became standard in the RTW industry - 1960s 

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Fusing is a method that joins the interlining with the outer fabric using an adhesive. This adhesive is applied to the interlining. When heat and pressure are applied the adhesive melts and bonds the interlining to the outer fabric.

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Bespoke tailoring declined rapidly in volume with the rise of factory made clothing, but a small group of high end tailors were able to maintain. Beginning in the 1970s, what remained of bespoke tailoring further declined as tastes in clothing became increasingly casual, lower prices increased the accessibility of clothing, and styles turned away from using traditional fabrics.

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Popularization of Italian tailoring - 1980s

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Popularization of Italian tailoring - 1980s

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Italian tailoring became trendy among both men and women in fashion. With the aesthetic of the oversize unstructured suits, designers like Giorgio Armani designed lightweight suits with oversized jackets and loose fitted pants.