Author’s Preface.
The success of The Direct Measure Method of Cutting Ladies'Garments is most phenomenal for, whilst it shows a certain superiority when applied to the cutting of Gentlemen's Garments yet, when the cutter has to cut garments for the fair sex, the superiority of the method over all others is at once apparent. The chest measure method is a failure, because extra development of the figure or decided flatness of the bust is frequently met with, and as both of these variations affect the chest measure without in any way altering the size of the shoulders, it puts divisions of the chest quite out of court. The shoulder measure is a step in front of the breast measure, but this can never equal the direct measure method, because it combines in one measure the quantities required by various sections. The method here described is the result of upwards of twenty years' practical experience, and has been tested by cutters in all classes of trades and proved most successful. The student may therefore use it with every confidence.
