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      WHAT IS DESIGN ?   The   arrangement of visual and functional elements into an aesthetic whole is called design .....                              OR Design can be defind as any arrangement of lines, forms, color, and textures.  STRUCTURAL DESIGN - Structural design is a form of construction that is built into the cloth during the process of its manufacturing . DECORATIVE DESIGN -  Decorative or ornamental design is created after the form is complete and is the result of surface enrichment.   ELEMENTS OF DESIGN  LINE  SHAPE/FORM  SPACE TEXTURE COLOR/VALUE   The elements of designing are the factors that are essential to create a design.                                                        LINE...
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The Fashion cycle, five stages of fashion cycle.

  The Fashion cycle  The Fashion cycle is the amount of time it takes a Fashion trend to emerge peak and fall out of style.                        It is the period of time or life span during which the Fashion exists, moving through five stages:  * Interdiction  * Rise  *Peak  *Decline *Obsolescence Fashion moves through different stages during its cycle of existence.    The cycle represents level of acceptance . Stages of the Fashion Cycle  t  The Fashion cycle of regular Fashion starts gradually and sustain for a longer period of time until their popularity eventually decreases. The five stages of Fashion cycle The Five stages of Fashion Cycle  Stage-1 / Interoduction of a Fashion Cycle Designers interpret their research, thinking and creative ideas into apparel including accessories and show their design for the first time in fashion weeks (6 month ahead of the season). ...

Classification of fashion and Factors influencing Fashion

  Classification of fashion     The Original This Fashion which is the creation of a designer. The costs of these garments are astronomical. The popular/Trend This is the Fashion that is popular everywhere. Trends are key indicators that directly or indirectly affect and characterized of the look of a season. This aspect is highlighted and reinforced by the the magazines, advertisements etc. The Fad  - :  Fad are Fashion of short duration that peak in popularity due to a fast rate of acceptance by the consumer but have a brief life expectancy with the tendency to become outmoded rapidly . Fads are typically confined to particular social groups.  They tend to begin at lower prices are not expensive to copy or produce and therefore the market gets saturated easily. Ex. - Fluorescent colours, ripped jeans, baggy anti - fit jeans, acid - washed denim, hugs shoulder pads, parallel souls etc. Fashion Trends vs. Fads  A fad is a Fashion that is popular for a ...

Fundamentals of Fashion

 Fundamentals  of  Fashion  Earliest clothing The earliest clothing dates from about 20,000 B.C. The earliest clothes were developed primarily for protection from the weather and environment. The earliest clothes were made of animal hide, fur, leaves, and grass.                                                                           Why do people wear clothes ?                  1. Physical Needs  Protection  Safety 2. Psychological Needs  Identity Adornment Cultural identity  3. Social Needs Affiliation/ fitting Standards Fashion is a general term for a popular style or practice, especially in :  Clothing  Accessories Home Furnishing  Fashion refers to a distinctive and often habitual trend in the st...

Fashion terminology

FASHION TERMINOLOGY  Fashion involves and is important to know many specific Fashion and apparel terms. High fashion  fashion are the famous, popular latest or  newest fashion. They are usually of top quality with fine workmanship and grateful, nice fabric. Because of the quality, they are costly. High Fashion styles originate from top popular fashion designers in leading Fashion cities.            Designer label         Designer label are not only restricted to the fashion industry. Many people consider designer labels to be a status symbol. Designer label dresses is very costly and they are branded.    They are expensive.  Ex. Gucci, Chanel, and Alexander, McQueen are derived from the companies founding designer, while others do not directly refer to the company's founder: for example, Miu, and Chloe may be referred to as designer label.  What is Accessories ?...

Fashion , what is Fashion?

FASHION Today, fashion is playing a very important role in our life. Fashion is a popular aesthetic expression at a particular period and place and in a specific context, especially in clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body proportions."the new and latest fashion, the latest difference."                     Fashion  is also related to the way in which new things are make,  . To fashion something is to make it in a particular from most commonly, fashion is defined as the prevailing style of dress or behavior at any given time, with the strong implication that fashion is characterized by change.  Fashion is the way  : to present yourself without saying anything .  You can tell the rest of your world about your personality by your clothes you are wearing. It is also a way of prove yourself. It provides us with a creative mind outlet that we can constantly change and improve.  WH...

Fashion event

  What is Fashion Event A fashion show is an fashion Event. This is a process conducted by fashion designer   . These shows are organized through fashion designer presenting the dress made by the designers . In this event all the group of fashion designers present their art by wearing a dress , new dress, new look by themselves. Events are not just a fashion show, there are many types like concert, .Fashion show, Corporate seminar, Demonstration, Wedding seremony, theme party work like etc.