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What Is Bias Cut? a Fabric Guide for Fashion Students TL;DR: Bias cut involves diagonally slicing fabric at 45 degrees to the grain, resulting in garments with superior drape and elasticity. Invented by Madeleine Vionnet in the 1920s, it revolutionized fashion by allowing fabric to sculpt and cling naturally to the body. Despite being more challenging and costly to produce, bias-cut garments offer unmatched movement, fit, and fluidity, especially with lightweight, flowing fabrics. Bias cut is one of those techniques that sounds simple until you actually try to work with it. The term ref …