The purpose of this study is to clarify the historical changes in drawings of the upper trunk of women from the end of the Second World War to 1970. This period is often called the dressmaking boom. One hundred fifty-four basic patterns for women's upper trunks were extracted from 129 books, including sewing publications, textbooks, and nine different kinds of magazines, all of which were published between 1946 and 1975. Then the changing process of the patterns was analyzed. The results are as follows :
Many methods of basic pattern making were published in magazines and textbooks for high schools. Therefore, the use of basic patterns for dressmaking took root among ordinary people in this period.
In particular, the “Bunka style” and “Doreme style” basic patterns became well-known with the increasing number of sewing schools and monthly fashion magazines.
After 1966, drawings which covered the shoulder and breast swell three-dimensionally started to appear.
Based on this research this period can be called the “Period of Establishment of Basic Pattern Making of Women's Upper Trunks.”
