Cupped Dress

What Makes This Course Special

This is a foundation technology used across many dress styles — from casual summer dresses to evening and wedding gowns.

You’ll master:

• Soft dress construction with structured quilted cups

• Accurate size alteration using Tatiana Kozorovitsky’s side-seam formula

• Supportive lacing on floating loops (without heavy corsetry)

• Professional decoration techniques suitable for couture-level finishing

The result is a versatile dress technology you’ll reuse again and again.

What You Will Learn

Pattern Adaptation & Calculation

• How to alter a standard dress pattern to any size

• Tatiana Kozorovitsky’s unique side-seam calculation formula

• How to achieve correct balance and fit without trial-and-error

• How to use the automatic pattern alteration software

Quilted Cup Construction

• How to cut and assemble quilted cups

• Correct placement of cup bones

• Joining the cup lining and face layers

• Pressing and shaping cups for a clean, professional look

Dress Assembly

• How to connect quilted cups to a soft, flowing dress

• Sewing the dress body and joining side seams

• Preparing the dress for a fit test

• Installing a clean zipper in the back

Lacing & Decoration

• How to construct hard lacing on floating loops

• Decorative techniques using lace, beads, and sequins

• How to decorate without distorting the soft silhouette

(All sewing patterns and calculation software are included.)

Where This Technology Is Used

This construction method is ideal for:

• Youth and everyday dresses

• Evening and cocktail dresses

• Wedding gowns

• Dresses for pregnant women

• Designs made with lace, chiffon, organza, net, silk, or satin

By changing fabrics and decoration, you can create an endless range of styles — all using the same underlying technology.

The Outcome

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Sew soft dresses with built-in quilted cups

• Accurately adapt patterns to any size

• Combine comfort, structure, and elegance

• Create dresses that fit beautifully without heavy corsetry

• Apply this method across multiple design categories

Who This Course Is For

This course is ideal for:

• Dressmakers sewing soft, feminine silhouettes

• Bridal and eveningwear professionals

• Designers working with lightweight and flowing fabrics

• Sewists ready to master a repeatable, scalable construction method

This course is suitable for confident beginners through experienced professionals.

✨ One technology. Endless dresses.
Master the cupped dress — and let your creativity do the rest.