Draping.

Draping

Draping is a technique in Fashion Design were a piece of fabric is placed on the body and allowed to move freely and naturally,

Haider Achermann

In Haider Ackermanns Spring/Summer 2012 Womanswear collection, many of tghe pieces have examples of draping were the garment has been placed on the body and allowed to move freely in accordance to the nature of the material,

Scarf draped around the shoulders,

Scarf draped around the right shoulder and down the back,

Draping around the head, front and back,

Drapping around the front and head,

Maison Martin

Maison Martin uses obvious draping techniques in his Spring/summer 2012 collection, he uses it in a exaggerated manner in some of his designs, which I really like,

Coat draping down the conyour of the body,

Obvious draping down the body,

Runched at the torso and drapping down the body,

The fabric obviously drapes down the body but is so light that the movement of the model is distorting the classic draping effect,

Coat draping down the body,

Draping down the body,