: 7 In sewing and patternmaking, ease is the amount of room a garment allows the wearer beyond the measurements of their body.
Wearing ease is the amount of room added so that one can engage in daily activities, such as sitting or moving.
[4]: 119 Clothing worn during the day tends to need mrore ease than evening garments, because of the range of activities that might take place.
[3]: 7 Ease is most important for woven garments cut on the straight or crossgrain, because fabric in this orientation has little or no stretch.
Contouring techniques can also be applied to other concave parts of the body which may be spanned by the sloper, such as the underside of the buttocks, or the knee area for pants.