My sister is very stylish – she follows fashion ardently. In addition, she has learned as much as possible about such definitions as silhouette, proportions, and color. She underlines that it is necessary to see the difference between the definition ‘silhouette’ and model, fashion or cut. Those refer to the construction of clothes. The lining of any costume goes with the model – it is just a coating for an inside surface. It can be sewn from cotton, linen or synthetic material depending on the value of the costume. The lining may be expensive or cheap.

As for silhouette, the most universal will be the straight one that suits all people, old and young. Oval silhouette is offered by fashion very rarely - unfortunately, it passes away very fast and becomes out of fashion. Sometime it is called ‘casket’. One can find other names of silhouettes like ‘bananas’, ‘cigarettes’ or ‘pipes’.

The costume silhouette is limited by silhouette lines: model (for example, the type of a sleeve), constructive (costume form), decorative (pockets, folds, laces and so on). Inner lines are provided with visual impression – lateral seams lengthen the figure or, better to say, hide the drawbacks of the figure; horizontal seams put the impression of mass – they widen the points where they are made; diagonal lines create the feeling of movement and activity, particularly, they are asymmetrical. This feature marks costumes of XY-XIY centuries. Proportions may be various.

The costume lines should be arranged in coordination with each other and with a man’s natural figure. It is truly an art to value, construct, and see the advantages of objects round about us.