Dart

A dart is a construction element of the cut in the form of a tuck of fabric tapered to a wedge and stitched, which allows a flat cloth to be given a voluminous, three-dimensional shape according to the curves of the body. It is precisely darts that turn a straight piece of fabric into something that hugs the figure: they are placed at the bust, waist, hips, shoulders, back. Without darts clothing would be flat and baggy. It is a fundamental device of construction, on the precision of which the fit of a piece depends. A dart may be straight, curved, hidden in a seam or decoratively emphasised. Its correct placement is the foundation of a tailor's skill. A dart is a basic construction detail of shaping volume, in which a stitched tuck of fabric turns a flat cloth into something that hugs the figure, lying at the foundation of a quality fit and sound cutting.