Basque is an incredibly romantic detail that can transform even the simplest model of a skirt, dress, blouse and even a jacket or coat!
Initially, the Basque was exclusively an element of the male costume of medieval Europe. In Russia, the basque as an element of women's clothing appeared only at the beginning of the 18th century in European-style models. Later it gained great popularity and symbolized belonging to the bourgeois class. Basque is also a part of the Basque national costume.
Cristobal Balenciaga
Modern Basque owes its incredible popularity to the greatest master of architectural modeling, the French couturier, the Spaniard, a native of a small village on the Basque coast - Cristobal Balenciaga.
colette-1950 Cristobal Balenciaga; Photo: alaintruong.com
In the 1950s For the first time in his collection he presented jackets with a peplum and a voluminous back. Subsequently, Balenciaga made it the main element of most of his collections.
Later, Christian Dior himself borrowed this romantic detail for his inimitable design creations. His famous jacket "bar" still does not leave the collections of the fashion house, and each time appears before us in a new version.
I'm a legend: Dior cardigan jacket
So what exactly is a basque?
In fact, this is just a strip of fabric, the initial task of which was to emphasize the waist drawn into the corset.
As a rule, a basque, as an independent or decorative detail, is sewn along the waist line to a jacket, blouse, top, dress and even a coat. On the upper section of the skirt, and sometimes even the trousers. As a result of such a simple technique, the silhouette visually lengthens, and the waist becomes narrower.
How to sew a peplum top
One-piece sheath dress with one-piece peplum do-it-yourself
How to sew a peplum top
Basques come in completely different shapes and sizes. There are no restrictions on the choice of fabric from which you can sew a basques or a model with a basques. Sewing a basque is very simple:
How to sew a basques to a product
Basques are:
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Even if the footage of the fabric for the peplum is less than stated, you can slightly deviate from the instructions, pick up the part to a shorter length or make the peplum compound by cutting it from several parts.
How to sew a peplum blouse if there is not enough fabric
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Moreover, you can decorate the finished thing with such a basque, making it a removable part or sewn to the product:
How to sew an asymmetric peplum with your own hands
Tailored in a straight and oblique
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Architectural and pleated
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Doubts about whether the model is suitable for you with the Basques or not, our article that reveals all the secrets of this romantic detail:
How and with what to wear a peplum?
If you like alterations, then with the help of the Basques you can transform a fed up shirt:
How to sew a new basque pullover from an old shirt
