When do you need an adjustable dress form and where is best place to find one?
If you are photographing clothes for Ebay and want an adjustable dress form so you can display many different sizes of clothing – think again. An adjustable dress form is not the most economical or practical option for this. First of all they cost more than a regular dress form – especially a good quality one.
A regular dress form that is pinnable can serve your needs just fine. Just get a form in the smallest size that you need and then when you put larger size clothing on it, just use a clothespin or clamp to gather the excess fabric for a snug fit. Or you can put a padded bra and panties on the form to increase the size. This is much easier than doing the modifications required of an adjustable form.
Rather than adjusting the form itself, you want to make sure the form can adjust to various heights on the stand. This way you can elevate the form for evening gowns or pants and lower it for other types of clothing. Perhaps you may want to consider a form that comes on a stand with wheels for ease in mobility and stability. Or sometimes a lightweight stand will be better if you will be transporting the form to various locations (trade-shows, craft fairs).
If you are tailoring or making clothing, then you may want an adjustable dressform so you can make different clothing sizes and acomodate different body shapes with one form. There are high-end professional grade adjustable forms like Fabulous Fit used by Fashion Schools and designers such as Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs and Chanel. Here is a link to their site: http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=947154
Then there less expensive ones
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