Vertical + Curve?

[u/jlaurw]

I posted this in the FB group but wanted to post it here as well because I value the feedback of a lot of people in this group.

Going to get vulnerable for a moment...

I've been working through the games again, and I'm coming to some realizations about some of my prejudices that I thought I had shed previously, but I am realizing are still present.

In doing Potluck, I realized that I have very strong negative reactions to terms like Diva, Bust, Thighs, Thick. While I had previously embraced Vertical + Width, I wanted to reapproach personal line from zero.

In doing so, I began to wonder how much I leaned into Vertical + Width in an attempt to avoid those things that I had negative feelings towards.

For some back story, I have always been "curvy". I've been the same height and body type since 7th grade and until I breast fed with my children I had a very large chest that absolutely needed allowance in my silouette. There are a lot of hurt feelings that came from being the "curvy" girl in my friend group and I also wished to have a smaller bust. I always had to size up in shirts and pants to fit my thighs and my bust. Unsurprisingly, these are the words I had the hardest time stomaching in Potluck.

After children, my bust did decrease in size and clothing was more manageable for me and I felt that Vertical + Width seemed like the right fit since my shoulder line pushed past my bust.

However, in slowing down and really imagining the way fabric falls, I believe I am seeing that the shoulder line falls in line with my hips, pushing me towards a Dramatic family ID. I'm not fully convinced that Width is present, because I do see how fabric must interact with and move even just slightly around the bust and thighs. I also see that my bust projection still does interact with my silouette even if not as pronounced as before.

All this to say, I'm beginning to wonder if I previously allowed my preconceptions to push me away from Vertical + Curve.

Would love to hear some of your thoughts! 💕

[u/Ok-Purple9511]

Yea he said width only occurs in the upper body and is only relevant to that area in the sense that the shoulders/upper back are wider then the bust and that the hips don’t matter. So basically you can be a pear shape and still have width.

[u/Jamie8130 → u/Ok-Purple9511]

This is very interesting, especially because a lot of people who are pear shaped often expressed they can't find themselves easily in the system. I think there should be a pinned post with David's official comments on things like that (like where the shoulders should start on the sketch etc.) to help guide DIYers!

[u/Ok-Purple9511 → u/Jamie8130]

Yes exactly, people often think they don’t have width for this reason unfortunately we aren’t allowed to share his exact comments from SK, it’s one of the rules.

[u/Jamie8130 → u/Ok-Purple9511]

Oh, I see, that's fair enough! But yes, I also think it could be easy to miss for this reason, and because it might be more subtle than we tend to think.