Shift Dress
Learn how to drape one of the most versatile silhouettes in fashion, the Shift Dress. Our downloadable measurement form makes it a breeze for you to prepare your muslin blocks and guidelines. We will even show you several variations so that you can add flare to your dress. This dress is one of the most popular and easy to drape.
| Module | Description | Step |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preparing the Dress Form | 1-4 |
| 2 | Extracting Measurements | 1-12 |
| 3 | Preparing Muslin Blocks | 1-5 |
| 4 | Marking the Front Guidelines | 1-5 |
| 5 | Marking the Back Guidelines | 1-4 |
| 6 | Draping the Front Dress | 1-10 |
| 7 | Marking the Front Dress | 1-6 |
| 8 | Trueing the Front Dress | 1-11 |
| 9 | Draping the Back | 1-11 |
| 10 | Marking the Back Dress | 1-6 |
| 11 | Trueing the Dress | 1-15 |
| 12 | Final Steps | 1-2 |
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MODULE 1 • Preparing the Dress Form
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | The first step when draping the shift dress is to establish the dress form guidelines using style tape. |
| 2 | Style tape the bust level from the left apex to the right apex. to the right side seam. Be sure that the style tape is parallel to the floor. |
| 3A | Style tape the hip level at 7” (17.8cm) down from the bottom of the dress form’s waist tape at center front. |
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