The mirrored Platitudes are used by placing the widest edges at the center front waistline level. The waistline on the form runs in the middle of the wide edge of the Platitude. They can be placed higher or lower, depending on what you like. All of the Platitudes are to conform to the body or the dress form, flattening them as much as possible, as they follow the plains of the body. Use the upper, lower, or both edges of the Platitude when determining seam lines for a new design.
Use the mirrored Platitudes to create
a curved seam that starts at the center front waist level and then dips below the waistline, ending near the hip-line level at the center back. If the mirrored Platitudes do not meet, they can be mir- rored again, extending the line, so they cross at the center back. If not mirrored, the extensions could continue in any direction toward the center back.