DESCENTE - S.I.O Minimum Pattern

Our unique, tried and proven S.I.O. pattern cutting technology is a sure fire way of optimizing comfort and performance .In conventional pattern making, the design and cutting processes are done on a flat surface, but with our home-grown S.I.O. system, it is possible to simulate draping a fabric over a human figure posing in the optimum active position, or stance, for a particular sport – enabling design and cutting that very closely mimics the natural body positions adopted in competition, and so achieving minimum stress patterns. It also allows body and sleeve parts, for instance, to be cut in one piece to minimize the number of necessary parts of a garment; in places where maximum freedom of movement is essential, the fabric is cut on the bias; and sewn seams can be eliminated in places where friction is most likely to occur. These and other benefits result in an overall weight reduction and allow the inherent characteristics of the fabric to be utilized to maximum effect. It is an extremely effective way of producing a garment that offers minimal impediment to free movement during real life activity.