Very impressed @Ploshkin. Have you taken any lessons at all or are you entirely self-taught? Even more impressive if the latter. 

Which video did you use @Ann ?

Hi @Hideout Hen. Welcome to TSP. Sounds like you work on some interesting projects.

Great article! Thank you.

I've also turned.off the best shot feature, which takes about a second of video

Ah, so that’s what that little snippet of video is called. (Lightbulb emoji required) Completely unrelated to this thread of course, but I frequently learn random stuff here. 

I am not standard in any way. I can try a pile of clothes in a shop and leave with nothing. If something does fit, it’s a fluke. The other considerations for RTW are colours, patterns and fabric composition most of which are not to my liking. I’m just a fussy madam. You are lucky those brands suit you well @Lowena. Envious.

On the subject of well fitting vs wearable, when i was sewing clothes in my teens through to my 30’s, garments were wearable (some just about) but they did not fit. I had no clue how to alter a pattern other than to take in or let out a seam. Even in those days my back was rounded and necklines would choke me. I was much larger than a B-cup so I would compensate by making a larger size resulting in shoulders and necklines that were way off. Sheesh, I think back and think, what was I thinking? 

Thanks for your encouragement @Ohsewsimple.  I too have had it on and off and back on my wish list along with the one by Kenneth King. I guess we are searching for the holy grail but in fact there are useful hints and tips in all these books. Gets quite obsessional after a while and I must tame the urge to acquire, acquire, acquire.

I watched this recently which is why Gina’s book went back on my wish list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhtp_BVkyfE