Dress form

Abstract

A method and aperture for providing dress forms. The method comprises taping clothes on a model to retain the figure of the model. The taped clothing is then cut and removed fro the model, creating a shell. The shell is fitted around a pillow and placed on a stand.

1 . A method for creating a dress form corresponding to the outer torso and arms of a model, comprising the steps of: 
 a) forming a shell corresponding to the shape of the outer torso of said model; and    b) placing the shell over a formable support structure, the formable support structure occupying the volume of space interior of said shell.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further including the step of: 
 placing formable material into a pair of arm sleeves forming part of said torso shell, each said arm shell corresponding to the shape of a respective arm portion of said model.    
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  where the step of forming a shell corresponding to the shape of the outer torso of the model comprises: 
 a) placing a substantially tight fitting garment over the torso of said model;  
 b) wrapping the exterior of said garment with an adhesive-backed tape;  
 c) placing design lines onto the dresform;  
 d) removing the shell comprising the taped garment from the torso of the model.  
 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the step of removing the shell includes the step of forming a slit at a rear portion of said shell, said slit extending the length of the rear portion of the shell.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  including the additional step of opening said shell by separating the rear portion and widening the space formed by the slit to remove the shell from the torso of the model.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the formable support structure comprises a casing filled with deformable resilient material.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the casing is a pillow casing.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the deformable resilient material is a deformable foam or polyester material.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said formable support structure comprises a stand being variably extendable in a vertical direction to accommodate models of varying heights.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said stand is variably extendable in the horizontal direction to accommodate models of varying shoulder width.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 3  wherein the garment includes hollow sleeve elements extending from respective shoulders of said garment.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  including the steps of measuring certain dimensions of the arms of the model, and providing batting material formed substantially in the shape of each arm of the model.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said batting material is inserted inside the respective hollow sleeve elements of said garment, forming clones of the arms of the model.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  wherein a first batting material in the upper portion of each sleeve is cut at a forty five degree angle where it attaches at the arm joint and at a location adjacent the elbow of said sleeve, and a second batting material in the lower portion of each sleeve is cut at a forty five degree angle adjacent the elbow of the sleeve; each of said angled portions of said batting material facing each other adjacent the elbow of each respective sleeve, providing each respective sleeve with the ability to pivot at the elbow.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12  wherein an indentation is cut out of the center of the filling at the top of the sleeve so that it lodges in the edge of the shoulder portion of the T-stand.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1  comprising the additional step of providing a substantially solid support element formed in the shape of the bottom of said shell, and fastening said support element inside said shell at a location beneath the formable support structure.  
     
     
         17 . A kit for constructing a customized dress form corresponding to the torso and arms of a model comprising: 
 a stand assembly comprising vertical and horizontal adjustable pipe assemblies, each pipe assembly having the ability to be selectively lengthened or shortened to construct a dress form for models of varying sizes;    a pipe joint adapted to mount on said vertical pipe assembly to support said horizontal pipe assembly;    a rotatable stand adapted to attach to and support said vertical pipe assembly;    adhesive backed tape adapted to be wrapped around a sleeved garment worn over the torso of a model; and    batting material adapted to be shaped and inserted into a sleeve of the garment.    
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17  further comprising a vertical pipe protruding up thru the center of the neck which is adjoined to the four0way joint acts as a holder for various sewing implements.  
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 17  further comprising a surrounding pin cushion encapsulating the sewing implement holder.  
     
     
         20 . A method for creating a dress form corresponding to the outer torso and arms of a model, comprising the steps of: 
 a) forming a shell corresponding to the shape of the outer torso of the model by wrapping adhesive backed tape substantially around the entire torso portion of a snugly fitting garment worn by the model;    b) marking design lines onto the taped torso using an elastic, flexible ruler and other marking implements;    c) forming a slit from the top to the bottom of the rear portion of said shell; and    d) opening said shell and removing said shell from said model.    
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17  comprising the further steps of: 
 a) providing a formable support structure mounted on a stand;  
 b) placing the shell over the formable support structure;  
 c) closing the shell along said slit and fastening the adjacent ends of the shell forming the slit together to maintain the shell in place over the formable material.  
 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 18  comprising the further steps of: 
 a) forming a first batting material into substantially the shape of each of the upper arms of the model;  
 b) forming a second batting material into substantially the shape of each of the lower arms of the model;  
 c) placing each said first batting material into sleeves formed on said garment, each said first batting material extending from the shoulder to the elbow of each said sleeve;  
 d) placing each said second batting material into said sleeves, said second batting material extending from the elbow to the wrist of each said sleeve  
 e) forming a third batting material into a thigh to the measurements and shape of the model's leg;  
 f) forming a third batting material into a calf to the measurements and shape of the model's leg;  
 g) placing each said third and forth batting into said legs, and inserting the calf first to the bottom of the leg and then inserting the thigh last.  
 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22  wherein each said first batting material is cut at an angle at a lower end thereof, and each said second batting material is cut at an angle at a top end thereof, said angled portions of each of said first and second batting materials facing each other at the elbow of each respective sleeve, providing the sleeves of said garment to pivot at the elbow.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23  wherein the step of providing a formable support structure comprises the steps of: 
 a) providing a foam or poly filled pillow-like structure having a casing surrounding said foam;  
 b) forming a first opening at one end of said casing, said opening extending substantially across the width of said casing;  
 c) forming a second opening in the opposite end of said casing, said second opening being shorter in length than said first opening;  
 d) forming a tunnel through said foam, said tunnel extending from said second opening to said first opening of said casing; and  
 e) mounting said poly or foam filled pillow-like structure on said stand.  
 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the step of mounting said foam filled pillow-like structure on said stand comprises the steps of: 
 a) advancing a vertical pipe forming part of said stand through said tunnel and said first and second slits in said casing;    b) advancing a horizontally extending pipe, which is attached to said vertical pipe, between said foam in said casing and the interior of said casing until the top of said casing comprising said second slit is resting on said horizontally extending pipe.    
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21  wherein prior to the step of mounting said foam-filled pillow-like structure on said stand; 
 a) forming a rigid flat bottom support element having an outline shape corresponding to the shape of the bottom configuration of said shell;  
 b) forming an aperture in said rigid flat bottom support element;  
 c) placing said rigid flat bottom support element on said stand by extending a vertical pipe comprising said stand through said aperture; and  
 d) fixing said rigid flat bottom support element to the bottom of said shell after said shell is placed over said formable support structure.  
 
     
     
         27 . A dress form conforming to the shape of an individual model comprising: 
 a) a stand mounted on a rotatable support;    b) said stand comprising a first extendable vertical pipe and a second horizontal pipe attached to said vertical pipe, said horizontal pipe extending in opposite directions away from said vertical pipe, the top vertical pipe acts as a holder for sewing tools;    c) a formable support structure mounted on said stand over said vertical and horizontal pipes;    d) a shell mounted on said formable support structure, said shell comprising a garment and tape combination that corresponds to the outer shape of the torso of the individual model; said shell being in substantial contact with said formable support structure.    
     
     
         28 . The dress form of  claim 27  wherein: 
 a) said garment includes a pair of sleeves;  
 b) each sleeve having batting material inserted therein, said batting material corresponding to the shape of the upper and lower arm portions of said individual model;  
 c) said dress form may include a pair of legs, each with a calf and thigh of said batting material.