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from Threads August/September 2006 (#126)
Fitting to Flatter the Midsection
Whatever your size, a full-abdomen body type is a special fitting challenge. Here's how to do it right
by Norma Bucko

Regardless of age or physical condition, many women cite the abdomen as a troublesome area to fit. Years and pounds just compound the problem. Norma Bucko, custom clothier, helps many a client camouflage a large abdomen. In this article, she shares her secrets for measuring this area (she treats the stomach and hips as one for best fit), adjusting patterns to keep seams perpendicular to the floor, faking it with ready-to-wear, and creating tummy-happy styles.

Photos: Scott Phillips; drawing: Christine Erikson

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From Threads #126, pp. 52-56
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