shoulder pads

i am interested in the shape of shoulder pads...and the shape that they produce...they are of course important for tailored garments...i hope to write an article on shoulder pads...and i have an idea of a possible design for a shoulder pad...
the material for the shoulder pad is important...here is a white polyester shoulder pad..
it looks soft and i can imagine that this specific shoulder pad would produce a certain effect which could be nice...

here is the link
http://www.modestapparelusa.com/shoulder_pads.html

Of course too the choice of fabric to cover the pad is important..
fusible fleece seems to be a choice of fabric to make the pad ..but then you have to choose the cover fabric...the question of the shape of the pad itself is important...

this site has directions on making a pad:
http://www.fittingtips.com/classes/Class-ShoulderPad.htm
it is interesting that the pad is a semi-circular shape..there is the use of fusible fleece and then the cover fabric...

Again the shape of the pad is important..The question is whether a semi-circular shape is always a desirable shape...and whether this semi-circular shape produces the effect you want