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How Fashion Forgot Alterations And Why That Matters
For years, fashion education has treated alterations as secondary work.
Something basic. Something you do after the “real design” is done.
In reality, alterations are where construction knowledge is tested.
Most of what fails in fittings is not about creativity—it’s about structure, balance, and decisions made during construction. Alterations don’t hide those issues. They expose them.
This is why many designers avoid alterations altogether.
They force you to confront what wasn’t understood from the beginning.
In professional environments, alterations are not about “making it fit.”
They are about reading a garment, understanding its logic, and deciding how far it can be pushed without breaking its structure.
When fashion ignores alterations, it creates a generation of professionals who can design, but not execute.
Understanding alterations is not a step backward.
It’s one of the clearest paths to mastering garment construction.
Michael Zamora
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How Fashion Forgot Alterations And Why That Matters
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