Dritz Sew You Dress Form, Small by Dritz

I love it, it's exactly like the picture

I have an extreme hourglass figure, so I make a lot of my own clothing since I have trouble finding manufactured clothes that fit properly. I have needed a dress form to test out muslins on, and given my unique measurements (42/29/40), an adjustable dress form seem to be the best bet. This one was good, but still needs considerable adjustments if you are busty like me. My overall bust measurement is 42 inches, but my underbust 34 inches. I wear a 34G bra. The dress form is a B cup at best. As a result, you cannot increase the bust size on this form without also increasing the underbust size. My advice, if you have weird measurements like mine with a large chest, is to adjust the bust on this form so that it equals your underbust measurement, and then pad out the breasts to get to your overall busy measurement. On mine, I put one of my older bras and stuffed it with pairs of pantyhose until I achieved the breast size I needed. This way, I have a more accurate bust on my form than the standard measurements. I have attached photos showing the unpadded form, and the form post-padding. Other than that, I like this form. It allows you to also adjust the torso length, which is not really an issue for me (I'm very short) but I know is concerning with other women who have issues getting waistlines on dresses to fit at their natural waist rather than inadvertently becoming an empire waist. I have small shoulders, and this form does not have adjustments for that, but that is not a deal breaker. As others have said, some of the dials may be hard to turn, but after a couple of turns, the rest of it went smoothly. It is a little bit flimsy, so you will probably want to avoid using heavy fabrics with it, but if you are using cottons or other standard dress fabrics, you should be fine. I think this is a good staple for any other gals who enjoy making their own clothing. You may still need to do some adjustments to get your exact body shape, but that is to be expected with any dress form. Good value!

Un buona qualità

Lightweight, accurate, easy to store. I've been able to use this dress form not only for making garments but also to fit and try on outfits and clothing for every day. The one downside is that when you adjust the dress form there are gaps in the bigger sizes, and I accommodate this by using an old waist trainer when I need to pin something that I think might fall in the gaps that's delicate. Any adjustable dress form is going to have this issue, and this one is so easy to adjust that I am constantly tweaking and adjusting for different dress sizes. At my house the dress form was perceived as a little bit scary at night, because I would have projects in our front room that were in complete that I would leave on the dress for him when I went to bed. When folks get up in the middle of the night they would see the dress warm standing in the front room and it would startle them. The nice thing about this dress form is that it's really easy to lift off of the tripod post, so you can stow it away when you're not using it. Problem solved! I've worked with other dress forms that were hard to adjust, it accurate, heavy, and difficult to pin into. This dress form has none of those issues and probably cost 1/3 what those dress forms cost. Totally worse the price and it has completely transformed my dressmaking and ability to do alterations on my own.

This is an absolute must have if you are going to be sewing your own clothing. I always dreamed of getting one some day but couldn’t justify the cost for my skill level. However, I also got extremely frustrated trying to make any adjustments or alterations on my own clothes. At last! I saw this little beauty and “treated” (sp?) myself. This not only relieved a great deal of frustration but also helped me to improve my skills as I could see my progress and correct errors before they happened. (Much less time with the seam ripper!) I only wish I’d gotten it sooner. Thank you Dritz for making an affordable one.