GNL — Garment Notation Language
A formal descriptive language for clothing construction.
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Dance has Labanotation. Music has staff notation. Architecture has plan/section/elevation conventions. GNL brings the same rigor to garments — a generative descriptive language where a valid expression is sufficient to construct a garment without ambiguity.
Core Concepts
Body-anchored — the body is the coordinate system, using anatomical landmarks ( @shoulder.L ) and regions ( %torso.front )
— the body is the coordinate system, using anatomical landmarks ( ) and regions ( ) Topological — garments are surfaces with boundaries and openings
— garments are surfaces with boundaries and openings Constructive — descriptions encode build order, not just final form
— descriptions encode build order, not just final form Composable — complex garments are compositions of simpler elements
Quick Example
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