The way a garment sits on the body, including its shape, ease and freedom of movement.
Fit concerns how a garment’s dimensions and shape work on a body. Ease is part of that relationship: wearing ease provides room for comfort, while design ease adds room to create the intended outline. A loose garment can therefore fit as intended, and a close garment can restrict movement even when its labelled size appears appropriate. Assessing fit means considering the intended shape alongside the space available to the wearer. Pattern shape, fabric and construction all affect the result, so a size label alone cannot explain how a finished garment will sit or move.
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Holt Renfrew’s Tailor posting in Montreal required garments to be pinned or marked appropriately for the fabric and to ensure correct fit. This made fit a practical alteration objective. When marking a garment, the tailor had to consider both the fabric and how the finished piece would sit on the wearer. Search local jobs for “fashion”.
