This is a broad classification used in pattern making, retail, and textile manufacturing for any item worn on the top half of the body. It encompasses shirts, blouses, jackets, and sweaters. Grading and fitting upper garments requires complex adjustments for shoulder slope, bust or chest circumference, and armhole depth, making them generally more complex to draft than lower garments.
Heard on the job
The factory needs the tech packs for all the upper garments by Tuesday so they can start grading the chest measurements.
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