How fashion professionals use historical and cultural research as source material for fashion inspiration? * Reference to key themes‚ discussion and concepts raised in the Design in Context unit * Referenced quotations (using Harvard referencing) from at least four academic texts to support your arguments * Referenced images * A critical analysis of examples of relevance to your degree subject (Design & Development; Graphics; Photography or Promotion & Communication) *
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WOMENS FASHION THROUGH THE AGES 1950’S - Another style of dress favored by women in the ’50s was the chemise dress‚ as it could be worn on most body types. The dress was loose and had a straight cut‚ allowing the wearer to experiment with belts. Women switched to trendy coats instead of the traditional shawls. One also saw the large use of feathers as a part of the fashion. Long‚ knee-length coats with loose sleeves‚ caught on really well in the 1950s. Among the different fabrics‚ silk was widely
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H&M Introduction: * Background: From a single women’s wear shop in Vasteras‚ Sweden‚ to six different brands and 3‚500 stores all around the world. H&M’s design team creates sustainable fashion for all‚ always at the best price. The collections include everything from dazzling party collections to quintessential basics and functional sportswear – for women‚ men‚ teenagers and children‚ and for every season or occasion. In addition to clothes‚ shoes‚ bags‚ jewelry‚ make up and underwear there is
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Fast Fashion promotes consumerism through impulse buying among young consumers. Fast Fashion retailers target young consumers who are looking to form their identity through dress. This is done because they have many different styles where other retailers might be limited. Young buyers like to shop at these retailers because they offer replica pieces straight off the runways. The concept of “fast fashion” refers to low-cost clothing collections that imitate current luxury fashion
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Fashion is not restricted to only clothing and beauty. Fashion is an outlet in which I use to express my feelings. When choosing an outfit to wear‚ my mood overpowers my senses and my outfit becomes a reflection of my spirit‚ who I am and my personal style. But‚ fashion also takes inspiration from other aspects as well‚ such as‚ music‚ art and overall‚ culture. Fashion reflects a person’s character and disposition; and these are the influences that fuel my passion for fashion. The education I wish
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Case Report: Zara – Fast Fashion Group #10 David Aparicio‚ Steven Hurley‚ Jonathan Williams‚ & Arjun Yadav 1 External Environment Analyses 1.1 Analysis of General Environment and Driving Forces The designer apparel environment is influenced by different segments of the external environment such as demographic‚ socio-cultural‚ economic‚ political‚ technological‚ global‚ and physical forces. The designer apparel industry spans globally and is highly competitive among different rivals. It is very
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The ZARA: Fast Fashion case. 1. Create a diagram that illustrates the linkages among Zahra’s competitive choices. Firstly‚ everything is connected through centralized hubs. Zara has its main operations in Spain‚ but with each expansion into a new country‚ that country has its own centralized Zara facility. This allows for local factors to be considered in each market‚ but gives Zara an excellent line of communication and ultimate control of all operations. The in-house designs are sourced this
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ENG 150 18 October 2012 The Negative Effects of the Fashion Industry on Eating Disorders While it’s fashion week in London‚ the size “zero” models start to prepare for the big show by purging to be as thin as possible. Most models starve themselves in order to achieve the “waif”‚ stick-thin figure; it becomes so addictive‚ almost like second nature that it further leads to serious eating disorders. From recent studies‚ today’s model weighs about 23% less than the normal woman. Clearly‚ most
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Fashion brand : Matohu (Tokyo‚ Japan) Founded 2005 Presenting women`s wear in the tokyo fashion week every season but also have a few mens wear in the production. http://www.matohu.com/ 1. Reverence for tradition‚ Re-discovering They always try to combine the fashion and the cultural heritage of Japan. They would like to ew discovering one by one the manifestations of the Japanese eye that tend to disappear and following those in their original ways. All products are made by domestic industries
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hOutline Topic: The fashion industry of Trinidad and Tobago. Narrowed Topic: The challenges encountered within the local fashion industry. Thesis question: Does the local fashion industry possess the vitality to triumph over its’ various challenges‚ and ultimately arrive at the level of the international fashion industry and hence maximise its’ success? Topic Outline1. The local fashion industry2. The challenges encountered3. The international fashion industry4. The benefits of development
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