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title: "What's all this talk about with or without breasts?"
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Some people get confused by the terms _with breasts_ and _without breasts_.
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We use these terms as a gender-inclusive way to ask whether or not a person has breasts.
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##### As it applies to bodies
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Nearly every clothing company has two main categories for their clothing: menswear and womenswear.
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These garment designs are usually based off of the ideal or average body.
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Meaning, for womenswear, the designer will likely make a garment for a body with breasts,
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narrow shoulders, a smaller waist and wide hips.
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These characteristics are generally thought of as _the typical characteristics of a woman's body_.
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However, we believe it is best to stay away from this;
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no body is average and we want to build a gender-inclusive environment.
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We do not want to exclude anyone and we think that _body shape ≠ gender_.
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That's why we use the terminology **with breasts** and **without breasts**,
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simply asking whether a person has breast tissue or not.
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##### How it applies to patterns
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Any user can draft any pattern on our site, as long as they provide the
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required measurements. Which for some patterns includes measurements
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that are only relevant if you have breasts.
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