Tried lazy draping vs structured pattern making for my prom dress line this spring

I usually do draping on a mannequin but for the 6 prom dresses I made last month I decided to go full pattern on paper instead. With draping I kept getting saggy bust lines and uneven hems that took forever to fix. The paper patterns came out clean on the first try every time and saved me about 3 hours per dress. Any other designers here have a preference for one over the other?

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susan13016d ago

Are you seriously counting hours over prom dresses that'll be worn once?

the_stella16d ago

Forget the hours, @susan130 just buy what makes you happy.