How to Create a Dress Tech Pack with AI
Create a complete dress tech pack with AI — dart placement, closure details, lining specs, hem construction, and graded measurements for all dress types.
Dress tech pack complexity
Dresses span an enormous range of construction complexity — from a simple shift dress with minimal seaming to a fully lined cocktail dress with boning, invisible zipper, and shaped hem. Your tech pack needs to match the complexity of your specific design.
AI tech pack generation adapts to dress type. A jersey wrap dress gets stretch-appropriate seam specs while a structured woven dress gets fusible interlining details and dart specifications.
Define your dress category
Start with precise category definition to get accurate AI output.
- Silhouette: A-line, shift, sheath, fit-and-flare, wrap, maxi, midi, mini
- Closure: back zipper, side zipper, button-front, wrap tie, pull-on
- Sleeves: sleeveless, cap, short, 3/4, long, puff, bell
- Fabric type: woven (cotton, silk, linen) vs knit (jersey, ponte, rib)
- Lining: fully lined, bodice-lined, unlined, with slip
Critical dress specifications
Dress tech packs need precise specifications for fit-critical areas: bust dart position and length, waist shaping (darts, princess seams, or side panels), skirt fullness, and hem shape.
Closure specifications are crucial — invisible zipper length, zipper placement (center back, side), hook-and-eye at top, and seam allowance around the zipper opening. For wrap dresses, specify the wrap angle, tie width, and D-ring or snap closure at the inside anchor point.
Lining and finishing
Lined dresses need separate fabric specs for shell and lining, plus construction details for how the lining is attached — bagged lining, tacked at seams, or free-hanging with hem weights.
Hem construction varies significantly by dress type: narrow rolled hem for silk, blind hem for structured wovens, coverstitched hem for knit dresses. The AI specifies appropriate hem treatment based on your fabric type.
Dress measurement considerations
Dress measurements include POMs that other garments do not need: bust point distance, dart placement from shoulder, waist position from HPS, hip position from waist, and skirt length from waist.
Grading for dresses must account for both the bodice and skirt — the bodice grades like a top while the skirt grades with additional width at the hip. AI-generated grading handles these different grade rates for upper and lower body sections.