hem line

Accurately illustrating a hemline is crucial in technical drawings. Any error in depicting the hemline can result in a misunderstood interpretation of the entire garment.

The term "hemline" describes the lower edge of a garment, such as a dress, skirt, or pants. Depending on the garment's design, hemlines can be straight, curved, flared, or styled in various other ways.

Hemline plays a crucial role in garment design, defining how the fabric drapes, moves, and looks on the wearer.

In fashion drawing, in general, and especially in technical drawing for clothing design, the garment hemline must be depicted differently for different types of silhouettes.

The hemline is always straight for straight silhouettes and garment details. However, for all types of flared, folded, or pleated garment silhouettes and details, the hemline is curved or waved along with a curved line.

This page contains examples of fashion design drawings with flared hemlines for dresses, skirts, and gowns and hemlines for jackets and pants.