. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. l designs, originated and painted by prominent artists, were twistedand squeezed into the most impossible and least appropriate forms, such as rosettes, butter-flies, musselshells, flowers, leaves, etc., as is illustrated elsewhere in this book. Such drapings are not only contrary to the character of the fabric, but are costly, assilks exhibited in this way and pin holed, twisted and generally abused are ruined andcannot be sold. Draping on Forms THE USE OF THE DRAPERY FORM To overcome t
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. l designs, originated and painted by prominent artists, were twistedand squeezed into the most impossible and least appropriate forms, such as rosettes, butter-flies, musselshells, flowers, leaves, etc., as is illustrated elsewhere in this book. Such drapings are not only contrary to the character of the fabric, but are costly, assilks exhibited in this way and pin holed, twisted and generally abused are ruined andcannot be sold. Draping on Forms THE USE OF THE DRAPERY FORM To overcome this difficulty and make it possible to display silk as it is worn, and asthe peculiarity of the material requires, Mr. Koester, as already mentioned, invented aspecial draping form, which is now successfully in use in practically all stores. Each yearas the styles change this form is newly modeled and thus kept strictly in style. In using this drapery form there is no intention to copy a ready made or finished dress,i. c., to simulate in the draping a complete gown. This must be done on the full figure. Early Form Drapes No. 2 forms. The aim, however, is to give to the public an idea liow tlie silk will look in afinished dress. It will also be necessary to arrange the trimming, be it laces, braids orribbons loosely and unconventionally and not to sew it or pin it tightly to the silk. Forthis very reason to take away from the draping form the character of a ready-made gown,the form is made with only half a bust. Sketches of Drapes 3 and 4 show two different early styles of draping on the shellform, one being in the Empire, the other in the l&W style. The first is suitable for displayof heavy silk goods, such as damasks with large patterns, etc. The second is more adaptedfor light-weight silks, especially the modern Pompadour. 140 Draping on Forms
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