{"id":37653,"date":"2024-04-02T13:53:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T11:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idonim-lingerie.fr\/?p=37653"},"modified":"2026-09-12T20:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T18:23:27","slug":"curvy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idonim-lingerie.fr\/en\/curvy\/","title":{"rendered":"Curvy? But what is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a question I'm regularly asked. In fact, most of our patterns are made with a \"curvy\" shape. Why is this?<\/p>\n<h2>The Size Grid<\/h2>\n<p>A pattern is made for a size grid defined by the brand according to its target clientele (e.g. women\/men, age, ethnic origin, etc.). To establish a size chart, all the data (e.g. waist circumference, bust length, hip circumference, inseam, etc.) is \"sorted\" and analysed using mathematical statistical formulae - yes, mathematics is always the answer!<\/p>\n<p>As the size increases, so does the variability of the data - To sum up, and to give a brief example :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for a size 36: 90% of a given population will have measurements that correspond to the size grid<\/li>\n<li>whereas for a size 48 only 50% of the population will be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The larger the size, the more variation there will be between waist size, hip size and bust size, .... hence the difficulty of making a pattern in \"large\" sizes for ready-to-wear, and what about swimwear, garments with tension lines that are worn fitted.<\/p>\n<h2>Morphology<\/h2>\n<p>Morphology is different according to ethnic origin, for example. This is why clothes intended for the European market will, for the same size, be different from those intended for the African or American markets, etc.<\/p>\n<h2>And where does Curvy fit in?<\/h2>\n<p>Curvy means curved<\/p>\n<p>Curvy doesn't mean \"fat\", curvy means being a woman with curves.<\/p>\n<p>To be able to adapt to different shapes, it's essential to create a pattern with a centre back seam; this will allow the waist darts, back darts, front darts, etc. to be integrated into the design of the swimming costume or garment for a snug, comfortable fit. This is essential as you go up a size!<\/p>\n<p>There are of course different degrees of curvature, but that's another story. In this case, you'll need to go through a pattern-making stage to create a made-to-measure pattern!<\/p>\n<p>As our patterns are generally designed for \"large\" sizes and \"large\" cups, we have incorporated the \"curvy\" shape into their design.<\/p>\n<p>Our patterns have a low to medium degree of curvature to suit as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<p>However, with a few notions of pattern making, the patterns can be easily adapted by the very nature of their design.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Nos patrons de soutien-gorge grande taille<\/h2>\n<p>Vous cherchez un patron pens\u00e9 pour les grandes tailles et les grands bonnets ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/product\/patron-soutien-gorge-a-armatures-lilly\/\">LILLY<\/a> \u2014 patron de soutien-gorge \u00e0 armatures pour poitrines g\u00e9n\u00e9reuses : bonnets embo\u00eetants en 3 pi\u00e8ces, dos en powernet, tailles d&rsquo;armatures 95 \u00e0 140.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/c\/patrons-soutien-gorges\/\">Tous nos patrons de soutien-gorge<\/a> \u2014 avec ou sans armatures, du bonnet AA au bonnet G.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/c\/kit-soutien-gorge-grande-taille\/\">Kits mati\u00e8res soutien-gorge grande taille<\/a> \u2014 dentelle, powernet, marquisette et mercerie r\u00e9unis dans un seul kit.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/c\/kit-fournitures-taille-grande\/\">Kits de petites fournitures en taille grande<\/a> \u2014 si vous avez d\u00e9j\u00e0 vos textiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C&rsquo;est une question que l&rsquo;on me pose r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement. En effet l&rsquo;essentiel de nos patrons sont r\u00e9alis\u00e9s avec une forme \u00a0\u00bbcurvy\u00a0\u00bb. Mais pourquoi ? La Grille de taille Un patron est r\u00e9alis\u00e9 pour une grille de taille d\u00e9finie par la marque selon sa cible de client\u00e8le (exemple femme\/homme, \u00e2ge, origine ethnique, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[668,667],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-autres-notions","category-patronage"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Curvy : pourquoi nos patrons \u00e9pousent les formes | Idonim<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Curvy ne veut pas dire grosse, mais avoir des formes. 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