Fashion design;
Fashion design is the
art of applying design, aesthetics and natural beauty to clothing and its
accessories. It is influenced by cultural and social attitudes and has varied
over time and place, designers must at times anticipate changes to consumer
taste.
Though most clothing worn for everyday
wear falls within a narrow range of conventional styles, unusual garments are
usually sought for special occasions such as evening wear or party dresses
today, most clothing is designed for the mass market, especially casual and
every day wear are called ready to wear.
HISTORY;
Fashion design is
generally considered to have started in the 19th century with
Charles Frederick worth who was the first designer to have his label
sewn into the garments that he created. Before the former draper setup his
maison couture (Fashion house) in Paris, clothing design and creation
was handled by largely anonymous seamstresses, and high fashion descended from
the worn at royal courts. The term couturier was in fact first created in order
to describe him while all articles of clothing from any time period are studied
by academics as costume design, once clothing created after 1858 is
considered as fashion design.
Types of fashion;
The garments produced
by clothing manufactures fall into three main categories.
*Have to couture;
Until the 1950’s,
fashion clothing was predominately designed and manufactured on a made to
measure or have to couture basis (French for high sewing) with each garment
being created for a specific client. Due to the high cost of each garment, have
to couture makes little direct profit for the fashion houses, but is important
for prestige and publicity.
*Ready to wear;
Ready to wear, to
pret a porter, clothes are across between have and mass market. They are not
made for individual customers, but great care is taken in the choice and cut of
the fabric. Ready to wear collections are usually presented by fashion houses
each season during a period known as Fashion week.
*Mass market;
Currently the fashion
industry relies move on mass market sales. The mass market caters for a wide
range of customers producing ready to wear garments using trends set by the
famous names in fashion.
There is a type of design called
“Kutch” design originated from the German word “Kitsching” meaning “ugly” or
not aesthetically pleasing “kitsch can also refer to” wearing or displaying
something that is therefore no longer in fashion.
*Income;
Median annual wages
for salaried fashion designers were $61,160 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent
earned between $42,150 and $87,120. The lowest
10 percent earned
less than $32,150 and the highest 10 percent earned more than $52,860 in
apparel, piece goods and nations the industry employing the largest numbers of fashion
designers.
AreasBrief
*Women’s day *Practical,
Wear
comfortable,
Fashionable
*Women’s evening *Glamorous,
Wear
Sophisticated
Suited for
occasion
*Women’s lingerie *Glamorous,
comfortable
washable
*Men’s day wear *casual,
practical
comfortable
*Men’s evening
wear *smart,
Elegant,
Formal
*kid’s wear *trendy or
classy,
practical
washable
functional
*Girl’s wear *pretty,
Colourful,
Practical,
Washable,
inexpensive
*Teenage girl wear *colourful
Comfortable,
Glamorous
Pretty
*Jeans wear *Unisex
Democratic
Comfortable
Practical
*Swim wear *Trendy,
Stylish,
Practical,
Functional,
Colourful.
*Sports wear *comfortable,
Practical,
Well
ventilated,
washable,
functional.
*Night wear *Right weight
and colour
for the
season
*Outer wear *Stylish,
Warm,
Right
weight
And colour
For the
Season
\ *Bridal wear *sumphrous,
Glamorous.
By: Esther Shiny
