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DRESS MAKING - CITS

Lesson 42- 45 (6) : Pants

Objectives
At the end of this lesson you shall be able to
• know about PANT Terminology & its foundations.
• identify various pant derivatives
• find and solve different fitting problems in Pant.

Thank heavens Mrs. Bloomer knew! She was immortalized for creating the bloomer, the first divided (bifurcated)
pant for ladies.
1 PANT TERMINOLOGY
The following terms relate to the pant draft, the human figure, and the pant garment. The illustration links terms
and locations.
• Bifurcated: Divided into two parts (right and left sides).
• Crotch: Base of torso where legs join the body.
• Crotch depth: The distance from waist to base of crotch of the figure.
• Rise: A tailor’s term referring to the crotch depth.

• Crotch length: A measurable distance from the center front waist, around the crotch base, to the center back
waist.
• Crotch extension: An extension of the crotch line at center front and back center lines that provides coverage
for the inside part of the leg.
• Crotch point: End of the crotch extension.
• Crotch level: Dividing line separating torso from leg line of the pant. (The total width across the pant from the
front crotch point to the back crotch point.)
• Outseam: Side seam joining the front and back pant.
• Inseam: Seam between the legs joining the front and back pant.

2 ANALYSIS OF THE PANT FOUNDATIONS

The Principle
Pant foundations are determined by the length of the crotch extensions. Long extensions fit loosely around the
crotch level and short extensions fit closer. See Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4. The foundation part of the pant covers the
waist to crotch level, and the pant styles (silhouettes) start at crotch level and end at the hem.

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