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Hardness of denim lycra as
the waist band and applied
the lower abdomen push the
problematic area, creating a
flatter looking stomach.
While, sculpting the sides of
the hips of the wearer.

The use of stretchable materi-
als will sculpt the thigh area
without constricting the user’s
movement and giving comfort.

Before After

Fig. 8.8 The effect of body-contouring jeans on respondent 03 (front view).
was used at the rear area to give comfort to the wearer, thus eliminating the bulge at the
sides and wedge at the center. In addition, a curve seam was used at the back yoke
replacing the straight seam to lift the rear area, hence giving a push-up effect. Four
additional darts were added to create a curvier pattern compared with the conventional
pattern, which helps to make the wide and rectangle rear appear curvier as the rear area
was pushed outwards instead of sideways.

8.6.2 Respondent 02 in size S having rectangle body shape
with flat rear area
Fig. 8.7 showed respondent 02 in size S having rectangle body shape with flat rear,
wearing conventional jeans on the left side versus wearing body-contouring jeans
on the right side. Rectangle-shaped women tend to have a straight body with no sig-
nificant difference between the sizes of their hips, waists, and shoulders and wish to
have an appearance of fuller rear area. In this design the back yoke has less stretch
properties compared with the rear area. The different stretching properties of each fab-
ric leads towards lifting effect that would accentuates the rear area, making the body
shape looks fuller and curvier.

8.6.3 Respondent 03 in size S having pear body shape
Fig. 8.8 showed respondent 03 in size S having a pear-shaped body type. Women with
a pear-shaped body type have larger lower torso and smaller upper torso. They usually
have small chest and flat stomach, whereby the hips are slightly wider than the