The principle of the balance line applies to all standing fashion poses
including those simulating a walking pose. It is also applicable to
menswear although men’s poses are generally made less dramatic
and gestural than for women’s fashion drawing.
Studying the pose first also allows time to evaluate distinctions
between the ‘actual’ figure and the expression of an ‘ideal’ fashion
figure for womenswear or menswear. Proportions in fashion drawing
represent an ideal, so it follows that the life figure does not need to
be drawn as an exact representation. This requires interpretative
visualisation, which is an essential release for fashion drawing.