Fashion design basics

Technology Education Key Learning Area Technology and Living (Secondary 1-3) FASHION DESIGN BASICS Booklet 1 Booklet 2 Booklet 3 Booklet 4 Booklet 5 Booklet 6 Booklet 7 Booklet 8 Booklet 9 Booklet 10 Booklet 11 Booklet 12 Booklet 13 Booklet 14 Booklet 15 Booklet 16 Booklet 17 Booklet 18 Booklet 19 Booklet 20 Family and Lifestyle Consumer Behaviour in Food Choices and Implications Health and Nutrition Chemistry of Foods Diet and Meal Planning Food Commodities Food Preparation Technology Food Hygiene Food Spoilage and Food Poisoning Food Preservation Technology Food Culture Food Science and Technology Extended Study Food Product Development Consumer Behaviour in Clothing Choices and Implications Fashion Design Basics Fibres and Fabrics Clothing Technology Culture and Fashion Design Textiles and Textile Technology Apparel Industry Fashion Design Basics 15.1 Principles of Fashion Design The primary purpose of wearing clothes is for protection, e.g. to keep warm, modesty. Nowadays, people wear different clothes for different occasions and identities. They also choose clothes by following their aesthetic sense and the fashion trend. 15.1.1 Aesthetic Values Beauty is a quality that gives pleasure to the sense. It creates a positive emotional reaction in the viewer. Most psychologists believe beauty and aesthetic are essential to human life. 15.1.2 Principles of Aesthetic (a) Proportion  Basically, proportion in fashion design is the size relationship of each of the internal spaces within a garment to one another and to the whole design. Out of Proportion Sleeves are too large for the size of skirt In Proportion Sleeves are balanced by a longer skirt 1  If the design is properly proportioned, the design effect will appear to be harmonious and pleasing.  The golden mean is the proportion rule that pleases the eyes. 5:8 and 8:13 are the standard formulae.  Unequal proportion can be more interesting than equal proportion. In Example 1 and 2, the 5:8 proportion is comparatively more satisfying to the eyes. Example 1 Example 2 2 In Example 3, the 6:8 and 4:8 proportion are too small and too large. Example 3 ( 6:8 ) Too little difference ( 5:8 ) Golden Mean ( 4:8 ) Too much difference (b) Balance Balance is how the internal spaces of a shape work together. The surface of a design may be broken up by structural lines, trims, fabric patterns, textures or colours. Balance can be symmetrical or asymmetrical: Formal balance Formal balance is symmetrical, both sides are the same Informal balance Informal balance is asymmetrical, its design details are divided unequally from the centre 3 ... - tailieumienphi.vn