Tailoring History by Angel https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4 en-us 2023-01-09 12:23:53 UTC 2023-01-09 15:50:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f574.png Cutting Systems, Sewing Machines and the Birth of RTW Clothes - 1800s vor3cli https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437675071 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. ]]> 2023-01-09 12:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437675071 Early sewing machine designed and manufactured - 1830 vor3cli https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437676646 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.  ]]> 2023-01-09 12:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437676646 Fusing became standard in the RTW industry - 1960s vor3cli https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437912797 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. ]]> 2023-01-09 15:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437912797 The modernization of the tape measure - 1800s vor3cli https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437960911 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.]]> 2023-01-09 15:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437960911 Decline in bespoke tailoring - 1970s vor3cli https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437983814 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.]]> 2023-01-09 15:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437983814 Rise in the Zoot Suits in Harlem - 1930s vor3cli https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437991222 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. ]]> 2023-01-09 15:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437991222 Popularization of Italian tailoring - 1980s vor3cli https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437993648 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.  ]]> 2023-01-09 15:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vor3cli/upys5sdaeekduae4/wish/2437993648