Hallie AbramsFounder & Lead Stylist, The Wardrobe Consultant

Ever heard of “cut on the bias” when it comes to dresses??

13 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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Short YouTube monologue (creator: kind-iguana) explaining the sewing concept “cut on the bias” — i.e., cutting fabric on an angle so garments hug curves — followed by the speaker’s personal reaction to a silk bias-cut dress. The speaker usually dislikes bias-cut garments because they can hug unflatteringly, but finds this particular silk dress flattering (mentions pattern, light/dark contrast, and a modestly enhanced rear). She also notes the dress can be dressed up or down (e.g., with a jacket).

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Have you heard about something called cut on the bias? So cut on the bias means that they take the fabric and they cut it on an angle, and it's usually meant to hug someone's curves, which is great if you have curves that you want to show off. I personally don't usually like things that are cut on the bias because I find that they're hugging me in all the wrong places. However, this dress, because I was. I was like, oh, my gosh. I think this is cut on the bias, and it's a silk dress, but for some reason, I think it's working. I don't know if it's the pattern, how it's dark with the light, but, like, it gives me a little bootyliciousness. It's not bad in the belly. Yeah. And then I like that you can make it more ladylike or even business like, if you wanted with the jacket. So, yeah, I am no longer scared of the bias.