Basic of Fashion....



Designing Principles:

These basics of fashion designing, are a must for every individual wanting to be a budding designer.
Proportion :
The relative length of two parts of a garment is termed as proportion. The degree and method of subordinating some part of a design to other is shown as proportion. 
Balance :
Balance is the equal distribution of weights. (Actual or virtual) Symmetry between the left and right halves of the body in a garment is termed as the symmetrical balance. The purpose of balance is to bring a satisfying relationship between all the design parts.
Rhythm:

Rhythm is the repeated use of lines or shapes to create a pattern. Rhythm is achieved through:
Symmetrical designs                                           
Asymmetrical designs
Radiation
Repetition
Dominance
Isolation   
Emphasis :
Emphasis creates a centre of interest by focusing the viewer`s attention on a specific area of the garment. It is basically the use of subordination in various parts in order to emphasize and highlight certain parts.
Unity :
Unity means that all elements of a design work together to produce a successful visual effect. Also known as harmony, achieved when the fundamental elements of design have been used to express a single concept.There are some fashion designers who are self employed and design fashion for their individual customers. Also there are high fashion designers who design for specialty stores or high fashion department stores. These fashion designers create original garments as well as follow established fashion trends. Most of the fashion designers work for apparel manufacturers to create designs for men, women and children for the mass market. Many fashion designers have a brand name like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren or Chanel. Some fashions are designed by a team of individual fashion designers under a fashion design director’s direction..........



 

Introduction of Fashion............$


Fashion is a term, which is referred to as a state of mind. This word comes from Latin word, which means, "to make." Fashion is most commonly associated with clothing, but it even applies to anything from interior architecture, to models of toys. It is a spirit, where an individual is comfortable with his mode of clothing and converts this comfort into a personal style. It is a way of measuring a mood that can be useful in many aspects, culturally, socially even psychologically. Perhaps the most distinctive quality about the fashion since the early times is that it is increasing in simplicity.
However, fashion is commonly used to describe a style of clothing worn by most people of a country. Thus, as the word goes, fashion is generally associated with, textile, garments and trends. The word textile refers to woven cloths. It is a way of celebrating the diversity and variety of the world in which we live. A fashion remains popular for the period of time that a large segment of society accepts it; that could be for a few months or years. However, it is normal for the fashion trends to change according to the seasons. For instance, during summers the common colors worn are the pastel shades and lighter fabric. Come winter and the preferred color ranges are the darker and brighter ones and the fabric is heavier.

Each season does bring into fashion a particular color and style. The trend of the sixties and seventies are in, with the gypsy style being a preference. Fashion is not just limited to female fraternity even men have been taken over by the fashion world. They have become more conscious of what is in and what is not. They pay more attention to their appearance than hey did earlier. Children are also aware and prefer to wear what is in fashion. While seasons are a major contributory factor, the glamour world of modeling and acting are the actual fashion leaders. Fashion houses endorse the latest trends through the media. So to know what`s happening and what`s not, you need to keep a keen watch on what models and actors are wearing, what kind of make up do they have on and even their hair-do depends on the present fashion trend. So who said that keeping in times is difficult? Expensive maybe, but yet not beyond one`s reach!

What is FASHION......?


The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar, etc.; workmanship; execution.
The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing, ride, etc., in the fashion.
Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion. Mode of action; method of conduct; manner; custom; sort; wayTo form; to give shape or figure to; to mold.
To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with toTo make according to the rule prescribed by custom. To forge or counterfeit.