Vol. 3, Issue 12, Part B (2017)

The present study was planned to provide scope to the designers so that each different body types female consumer would have beautiful clothes of their choice. The study would also extend scope for expansion of market for appliqué technique used for garments.

A survey of different body types of girls was conducted. The measurements of twenty girls - round bust, round waist and round hip were taken. Five different body types were categorized, like hourglass body, rectangle body, pear body, inverted triangle body and oval body. Hour glass body type was taken as standard body for the study. Thirty designs of garments were sketched for five categories of body type, six in each category. Illusion and colour were also included in the designed garments Then sketched designed were displayed for selection of best three designs under each category. Designs were selected by administering the preference schedule to 50 respondents. Purposive sampling method was used for selection of respondents. Fifteen designs, three best designs from each category were selected. Sourcing of suitable fabrics was done for the study. The selected designs of garments were then constructed for five categories. The photography of the constructed garments, on the models was done. These garments were then worked with appliqué work to create illusions according to the designs for different body types. It showed some area of body look reduced like bust, hip and waist. Some of the body areas had effect of increased width. The final photography of the garments with appliqué work was done to compare the effectiveness of appliqué work in creating illusion for different body types. The garments were displayed with photographs and evaluated by respondents through questionnaire. The result of the evaluation revealed that the appliqué technique had been used effectively to design garments for different body types. These designs would have market for women who look for such creative garments.