boobdarts

French translation: Pinces poitrine

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English term or phrase:bust darts
French translation:Pinces poitrine
Entered by: Solen Fillatre

09:05 Dec 17, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: boobdarts
Report about social (media) sentiment towards a brand.

A tweet from one influencer could snowball into something investors take note of.
And it could be for something simple, like not having ***“boobdarts”.***
And the next thing you know, H&M is hit with a body shaming crisis

REFERENCED TWEET: For example, most H&M blouses these days don't even have ***boobdarts***. Which means they will sit awkwardly on literally anyone with boobs, no matter the size.
Solen Fillatre
France
Local time: 13:37
Pinces poitrine
Explanation:
Bust darts, non ?
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Sophie Janod
France
Local time: 13:37
Grading comment
Thank you, this is from a Tweet from some random person, so this explains why I would not find any other reference. Thank you Sophie for solving this!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7Pinces poitrine
Sophie Janod
4 +1pinces de buste
B D Finch
Summary of reference entries provided
They’re also manufactured to look attractive on hangers ...
Daryo

  

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Pinces poitrine


Explanation:
Bust darts, non ?


    https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2014/01/20/bust-dart-pressing-cup-size-is-a-factor-in-which-technique-you-choose
Sophie Janod
France
Local time: 13:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you, this is from a Tweet from some random person, so this explains why I would not find any other reference. Thank you Sophie for solving this!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle Cluzel
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agree  GILOU
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agree  Elisabeth Gootjes
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agree  Elisabeth Richard
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agree  Daryo
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agree  B D Finch: Apparemment, ce terme est plus répandu.
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agree  Magali MagaliBoularand
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pinces de buste


Explanation:
tout-en-couture.fr/comment-tracer-pinces-patron-buste/
Maintenant que vous avez réalisé votre patron de base de buste, il vous reste encore à créer les pinces.

https://hbosscreations.tumblr.com/.../feelingshider-gaslight...
For example, most H&M blouses these days don't even have boobdarts. Which means they .

B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

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agree  Daryo: https://hbosscreations.tumblr.com/post/173227538877/feelings...
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Reference comments


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Reference: They’re also manufactured to look attractive on hangers ...

Reference information:
ithelpstodream

kristineirl
this one’s for all the fat girls who’ve cried in dressing rooms 💗


drst
You’re fine. The clothes are made to be easy to manufacture on machines, not for bodies. The clothes suck, not you.


darthmelyanna
They’re also manufactured to look attractive on hangers, and very few of us are shaped like hangers. You’re fine.


truejew
😱😰😭😭😭😭😭😭😭thank u please more of this type of body positivity I need it


chickenonabicycle
Legit though! I’m a hobbyist seamstress and these are my experiences when shopping mainstream:

For example, most H&M blouses these days don’t even have boobdarts. Which means they will sit awkwardly on literally anyone with boobs, no matter the size. But on hangers or when folded on display? They look fab as fuck. Because hangers don’t have boobs. And the models chosen to show them on the catwalk are usually chosen for their lack of boobage too (unless it’s for lingerie), other requirements including ridiculous size and weight requirements. As for the average (EU available) clothing shops, the worst offender I’ve encountered yet was Zara. Everything’s way too long and way too flat: clearly aimed to look good on the catwalk models but not intended for normal people. At all.

Also sizes are just numbers. Shopping online has taught me that I’m a European M, an American XS-S, and a Japanese L-XL. And then these sizes even vary from shop to shop in the same country: I’m an XL at Apples but an S at Lola&Liza, for example. They’ve also been reducing the sizes of these numbers throughout the years to make people feel bad about themselves and to sell more weight-loss products. Don’t let a number get you down, it does not define you.

So please don’t feel bad about yourself when shops refuse to cater to your size. The clothes they sell are not aimed at real human beings. They are the ones in the wrong here, not you!


coffee-at-mxdnight
body posi posts are the ones


gaslightgallows
I needed this after yesterday. :/


feelingshider
(these are figures for the French clothing industry but I’m sure it’s true in other countries)

Only 0.6% of clothes are available in 46 (again : french size) when 10% of women wear that size. 14% of clothes are available in 34 when only 0.7% of women wear that size.

The most selled size is 42 when the most manufactured is 36.

See the problem? It’s the whole industry that sucks. Not you and your body.

Source: kristineirl
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Apr 23rd, 2018

https://hbosscreations.tumblr.com/post/173227538877/feelings...

Daryo
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  B D Finch: Oh dear: "most selled size"! :o
3 hrs
agree  ph-b (X): Social networks - or whatever this is from - hardly qualify as references, but I'll definitely vote for "fab as fuck".
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