Comments on: Da Vinci and proportions http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/da_vinci_and_proportions/ How to start a clothing line or run the one you have, better. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:49:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rita Yussoupova http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/da_vinci_and_proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Rita Yussoupova Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:27:35 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2005/10/da_vinci_and_proportions/#comment-901 There is a new (2003) book on grading out there "The Essentials of pattern grading" by Moira Doyle and Jason Rodgers It is used in colleges to teach grading This is not available on line or in stores - published by www.hanoverphist.com It looked great to me; I thought the illustrations were a bit busy, but may be that is what young students like. There is a new (2003) book on grading out there
“The Essentials of pattern grading”
by Moira Doyle and Jason Rodgers
It is used in colleges to teach grading
This is not available on line or in stores – published by http://www.hanoverphist.com

It looked great to me; I thought the illustrations were a bit busy, but may be that is what young students like.

]]> By: Susan http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/da_vinci_and_proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Susan Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:08:41 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2005/10/da_vinci_and_proportions/#comment-900 Hi Kathleen, I don't remember if I already sent you this website but I really enjoyed it: <a href="http://www.dace.co.uk/proportion.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.dace.co.uk/proportion.htm</a> Susan Hi Kathleen, I don’t remember if I already sent you this website but I really enjoyed it: http://www.dace.co.uk/proportion.htm
Susan

]]> By: Jinjer Markley http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/da_vinci_and_proportions/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Jinjer Markley Wed, 05 Oct 2005 17:33:23 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2005/10/da_vinci_and_proportions/#comment-899 Da Vinci was a genius, but take his proportion rules with a grain of salt. a lot of them are correct, or at least a good guide, but the vast majority of people are NOT 8 heads tall. I'm 6 1/2, which is pretty typical for a shortish woman. My husband, who is ridiculously tall and thin (6'4") is 7 1/4 heads. 8 heads looks pretty monstrous in real life. The reason I bother to write this is because I'm sick of designers using unrealistic figures to design their clothes. The proportions are all off on a normal human, once you translate it. I've gotten into argumants about this with friends indoctrinated by design school into the cult of the "ideal figure, " and I do NOT agree with the practice. Please, join me in my campaign to end the reign of designing for mutants. (sorry for the slur to all those runway models out there.) Da Vinci was a genius, but take his proportion rules with a grain of salt. a lot of them are correct, or at least a good guide, but the vast majority of people are NOT 8 heads tall. I’m 6 1/2, which is pretty typical for a shortish woman. My husband, who is ridiculously tall and thin (6′4″) is 7 1/4 heads. 8 heads looks pretty monstrous in real life.

The reason I bother to write this is because I’m sick of designers using unrealistic figures to design their clothes. The proportions are all off on a normal human, once you translate it. I’ve gotten into argumants about this with friends indoctrinated by design school into the cult of the “ideal figure, ” and I do NOT agree with the practice. Please, join me in my campaign to end the reign of designing for mutants. (sorry for the slur to all those runway models out there.)

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