Form, fit & function that won’t break the bank

By Kathleen Fasanella on Feb 9, 2012 at 7:02 pm

I’m pleased to announce that Alvanon has launched a new line of dress forms called AlvaForm. The price of these forms are gentle on your pocketbook but certain to please anyone who has coveted one of their elite quality forms. And, this is the first official announcement -we got the exclusive on it. Yay us! In keeping with the exclusivity of this advance notice (it won’t be announced to the public for another three weeks), the forms are 30% off. I don’t know how long that deal will last but I’ll amend this entry when I know. Okay, now for features.

Gee, I’m not sure where to start, this being such a radical departure from anything else available in the market. I’ll start by itemizing the anatomically correct shape features that are unique to this product, refer to image at right (larger image).

1. First we have a clavicle bump. Yay.
2. The bust is a more rounded normal shape (I’ll provide a comparison further down so you can appreciate the difference). The underside of the bust is fuller instead of coming to an abrupt 50’s style bullet bra apex as is typical of other forms.
3. The sternum between the breasts is taped for clear delineation, aiding in customary underwire placement.
4. The bust is shaped with a princess line down the center and a dart off to either side.
5. As with other forms, the cover is hand sewn along the side seam -but this one is much flatter. No more unsightly ridges. Can’t speak for you but I find those ridges somewhat annoying.
6. The form has a belly button; invaluable for aligning lower slung waistbands or crop tops. She also has a pronounced belly like real people do with a noticeable depression below just before the normal bifurcation.
7. The outer front thighs are curved outward, again, just like real people. At the same time, the back side of the thigh is curved inward.

If you haven’t guessed by now, this form was sculpted -based on real humans.

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