Okay, so I have a commission due in March for a fullsuit. The DTD arrived, and after stuffing up most of it, I realized that it looks like the legs are pretty darn short. Measuring it, I'm getting a 22-23" inseam. I contacted the commissioner about their measurements, and apparently they have a 31" inseam. So, we've got a problem.
Now, there are a few issues I'm running into. This person is on the larger side, and I've never worked on a bodysuit for someone this size before. I know that people who are larger, their stomachs tend to, let's just say "get in the way" sometimes. I don't want to adjust this guy's bodysuit to match his inseam and have the legs be too long, or have the crotch of it be too tight, and wind up cutting into his stomach if it hangs lower, you know? I don't really have any way of knowing if this bodysuit is accurate to his actual body shape, or if he made a mistake when making the DTD. So I'm really not sure what to do, here.
Should I adjust the inseam length to where it should be and hope it fits?
Should I assume the DTD is correct and go with it? (Because if a person is much larger, wouldn't their stomach kind of cause a sort of... lowered crotch if it was large enough?)
Has anyone worked on a bodysuit for a much larger person, who might have some advice about this?
I'd ask the commissioner to remake the DTD, but it needs to be done in two weeks, and he's already had to send it out twice (it got damaged and sent back to him the first time around).
((I just want to go ahead and apologize if for any reason anyone gets offended by this. I understand that weight and size are sensitive issues, so please know that there are no judgments here!))
[[EDIT: I've talked to the commissioner and the DTD was made incorrectly. At least I know I'm not going crazy. :) We'll deal with the issue and fix the problem. Thanks for the advice given!]]
Now, there are a few issues I'm running into. This person is on the larger side, and I've never worked on a bodysuit for someone this size before. I know that people who are larger, their stomachs tend to, let's just say "get in the way" sometimes. I don't want to adjust this guy's bodysuit to match his inseam and have the legs be too long, or have the crotch of it be too tight, and wind up cutting into his stomach if it hangs lower, you know? I don't really have any way of knowing if this bodysuit is accurate to his actual body shape, or if he made a mistake when making the DTD. So I'm really not sure what to do, here.
Should I adjust the inseam length to where it should be and hope it fits?
Should I assume the DTD is correct and go with it? (Because if a person is much larger, wouldn't their stomach kind of cause a sort of... lowered crotch if it was large enough?)
Has anyone worked on a bodysuit for a much larger person, who might have some advice about this?
I'd ask the commissioner to remake the DTD, but it needs to be done in two weeks, and he's already had to send it out twice (it got damaged and sent back to him the first time around).
((I just want to go ahead and apologize if for any reason anyone gets offended by this. I understand that weight and size are sensitive issues, so please know that there are no judgments here!))
[[EDIT: I've talked to the commissioner and the DTD was made incorrectly. At least I know I'm not going crazy. :) We'll deal with the issue and fix the problem. Thanks for the advice given!]]