Fashionary: I misunderstood you

A few years ago, I posted about Fashionary Tape.

They have a new product coming out.

I reread their materials.

I was an ass and I am sorry.

Granted, on the face of it, this tape is dumb.

Why do I care about standard runway model measurements? 

I mean, are they the gold standard of sizing? I don't think so.

It is reversible from inches to centimeters, and is a very handsome tape. 

but so is this

and at....5.5L, which is about 

 The Merchant is a slightly better deal. "Made by Germans" and we are known for our exacting tape standards. (wait a minute, aren't I the woman who gassed on about the differences between tapes, rulers, boards and cutting boards? Wait, I haven't done that one yet? We get to a slow week, we'll get that one)

(but whyyyyyy are we revisiting this?)

Anyway, I do check for broken links and bad tags on this blog, and the Fashionary links were broken (that http to https thang). I have corrected that, and reread their website.

 To reinterate, I Do Not make money off this blog. 

That's what Spoonflower. and Craftsy are for.

And they have books. A new one coming out this very week.

Ta daah

I do love the % breakdown, like it's the fiber content. Score one for Fashionary

And then I get it.

It's a set of tools for someone who wants to be in the clothing business.

Probably someone working with manufacturers overseas.

Out here on the left coast, there are a LOT of import businesses that do exactly this work. They don't sew a thing; they develop product lines directly for big box stores (Costco, Walmart). They need nothing more than a good set of connections (human and internet).

They do need to use the same terminology to make sure they are ordering what they want.

And voila!

Fashionpedia.

This is a nice breakdown of the names of the parts of a watch

Because you know that everything has a name.

pointing in action

And we can all point to the drawing of the thing we want, even if we don't speak the same language.

Although I am wondering how the Plague Doctor mask is a common fashion item.

Eh, takes all kinds.

Fashionary Tape Questions

Fashionary Tape Measure

I have promised myself not to be a crank anymore, and I have mostly good days, but I am bepuzzled and redamned by this product.

Remembering all the body measurements is too harsh

Feeling tired of checking body measurements when creating outfits? Those days have become history. We created the Fashionary Tape Measure which is the World 1st tape marked with advanced body measurements.

30 Womens Measurements and 27 Mens Measurements are precisely marked on the white and black side of tape respectively with womens size: 38(EU), 10(UK), 6(US) and mens size: 48(EU), 38(UK, US).

I am confused. I thought the idea in sewing was to make stuff fit me. If I fit a standard size, I wouldn't have to sew for myself. And nobody is a perfect standard size.

This would work if you were making something to a size for sale to someone you'd never met, because you are drafting a pattern for the item. Which I know you would be, if you were selling it. It could be very handy for that.

I do like a big tape measure with imperial and metric measurements, and the printing is clear and the presentation is handsome.

Beyond that, I can't see the sense of it. The thigh measurement alone, oh, don't go there.

Oh go look at it yourself. If it makes sense to you, you can come back and 'splain it to me.

(my text in purple italics)

https://fashionary.org/products/tape-measure

There is an update to this post here