er . ▁While ▁V ion net ▁herself ▁did ▁not ▁invent ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁cutting ▁fabric ▁on ▁the ▁bias , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁util ize ▁bias ▁cut s ▁for ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁a ▁gar ment . ▁Her ▁work ▁contrast ed ▁existing ▁gar ments ▁that ▁util ized ▁bias ▁cutting ▁for ▁tr ims ▁and ▁emb ell ish ments ▁placed ▁on ▁fabric ▁pieces ▁cut ▁along ▁the ▁straight - of - gra in . ▁V ion net ' s ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁bias ▁cut ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁sle ek , ▁fl atter ing , ▁body - skim ming ▁look ▁revolution ized ▁women ' s ▁cl othing ▁and ▁carried ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁fashion ▁world . ▁Although ▁sometimes ▁cred ited ▁with ▁its ▁in vention , ▁V ion net ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁applied ▁the ▁technique , ▁already ▁used ▁in ▁sk ir ts , ▁tr ims , ▁and ▁emb ell ish ments , ▁to ▁full - body ▁dress es . ▁As ▁an ▁expert ▁cout ur ier , ▁V ion net ▁knew ▁that ▁text iles ▁cut ▁on ▁the ▁bias ▁could ▁be ▁d rap ed ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁curves ▁of ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁body ▁and ▁express ▁fluid ity ▁of ▁motion . ▁She ▁used ▁the ▁cut ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁expression ▁and ▁motion , ▁integr ating ▁comfort ▁and ▁movement ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁form ▁into ▁her ▁designs . ▁ ▁V ion net ' s ▁apparently ▁simple ▁styles ▁involved ▁a ▁length y ▁prepar ation ▁process , ▁including ▁cutting , ▁d rap ing , ▁and ▁pin ning ▁fabric ▁designs ▁on