scholarly journals Catwalking the Nation: Challenges and Possibilities in the Case of the Danish Fashion Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Riegels Melchior
Keyword(s):  
Collective Identity ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Nationalist Discourse ◽  
Potential Market ◽  
Public Debates ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
The Relationship

This article discusses the mobilization of the nation for fashion, based on how the relationship between fashion and nation unfolds in the case of fashion design practice and the fashion industry in Denmark. The otherwise globalized fashion industry is equally involved in what I term “catwalking the nation,” both as a way to construct a cosmopolitan nationalist discourse for the post-industrial nation and as a strategy for local fashion industries to promote collective identity in order to strengthen potential market share, which is the focus of this article. What may at first appear in the Danish case as an absurd and non-productive relationship is actually significant, I would argue, despite its complexity. It has the potential to stimulate critical fashion design practice and give fashion designers a voice, allowing them to take an active part in contemporary public debates on important issues such as nationalism and cosmopolitanism in the age of globalization.

scholarly journals Artisanal Fashion Design: Entrepreneurs on Thinking, Process, and Decision Making

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Ott
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Thinking Process ◽  
Fashion Designers

This thesis examines the ways in which fashion designers think about themselves, the design process, and the fashion industry. Recent interest in design thinking has brought decision making to the forefront in an effort to resolve conflicts between creative individuals and managers during the design process. Within the fashion design literature there are studies of processes in large fashion manufacturing enterprises but very little has focused on small-scale fashion design entrepreneurs. In this inductive, qualitative study, I use grounded theory as the methodology in the analysis of semi-structured interviews of twelve Canadian fashion design entrepreneurs. The findings explore their perceptions of their identity as designers, their perceptions of design process, and their relationship to their business. This research has developed the concept of “artisanal fashion design” as a distinct subset of design for further study and for consideration by organizations, the fashion industry, and educators.

The relationship of fashion and art and art literacy of the students of the department of fashion design

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Varol
Keyword(s):  
Design Education ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Haute Couture ◽  
Architecture And Design ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The existence of the relationship between fashion and art dates back to old times. The aim of Worth and Poiret with the arising of haute couture in 19th century was the acceptance of fashion designers as artists. Even though this situation has never realized completely, many designers continued designing clothing with the sense of art and still do. The subject that unites design and art on the common ground is that there is an effort of creating an esthetical product at the end of both activities. In this direction, art lessons have always been a part of design education. As in every design field, in fashion design field art lessons take place in the curriculum. Art provides the inspiration for the designers; students and other designers design clothing by being influenced by the art. Thus, art becomes an eternal research field for designers, art literacy comes into prominence in this respect. The aim of this research is to discuss the relationship of art and fashion within its historical development and reveal the art literacy of the students of the department of fashion design. The research has been carried out in Eskisehir Anadolu University Faculty of Architecture and Design Department of Fashion Design. The method of the research is descriptive. In order to obtain the research data along with literature review art literacy scale that is developed by Assistant Professor Doctor İzzet Yucetoker has been used. Scale 96 has been applied on fashion design student.Keywords: fashion, art, fashion design, art literacy.

Study on Green Ecology-Oriented Fashion Design

2013 ◽  
Vol 340 ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
Wei Ding
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Ecological Design ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
New Era ◽  
The World ◽  
People First ◽  
Fashion Designers

Fashion design with ecology orientation has become a trend because of the environmental crisis. In recent years, ecological and environmental crisis has become a big issue. With our social and economical activities development, human beings have consumed so many natural resources that it has created the crisis on ecology and environment. In 21 century, ecological fashion industry has become a booming industry. The fashion design has entered a new era of putting people first and going green design. The consciousness of cost effectively consumption has been recognized all over the world. Compared with that in developed countries, the development of ecological design is relatively late and slow in China. China has a big room in developing ecological fashion industry. This paper would analyze the issues of Going Green Fashion Design by making research on ecological materials and fabrics, virtual efforts, and wearing method. Ecological fashion design has created a new room for both fashion designers and fashion enterprises. Fashion industry has confronted a Going Green Reform, which makes us better health and better life. Efficiently using limited nature resources is most important concept for all designers. Fashion designers should take this as their duties and responsibilities.

scholarly journals About narrative: a study of the use of narratives in fashion design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Fortin-Cote
Keyword(s):  
Fashion Design ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Fashion Designers

This research examines the construction of narratives in fashion design. The intent is to explore how narratives emerge through this practice and how they impact the process of creation and making of fashion artefacts. It is constructed around a series of interviews with three fashion designers whose work reflects the importance of narratives as essential tools in their practice. All participants currently occupy a position in the fashion industry and have significant experiences that allowed them to share and express this area of their work. The analysis of these interviews forms the basis of a short documentary as well as the making of an art piece that are intended to encourage dialogue and deeper reflection about the ways in which narratives manifest themselves in the process of fashion design and how these they are later translated through the fashion industry. It examines how narratives can be used to generate meanings throughout the conception and production of garments and how these meanings can sensitize the consumers to the stories behind the clothes that they wear.

scholarly journals THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND FASHION

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (06) ◽  
pp. 525-539
Author(s):  
Nawras Odai ALI ◽  
Ziad Odaa REBEH
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Common ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
The Relationship

The researchers studied the interplay between architecture and fashion and highlighted the common ground between architecture and fashion design. To enhance visual communication and interest. The study consisted of four chapters, the first of which focused on its methodological framework, in which its problem was determined by the following question: And what's the relationship between them? The purpose of the study was to uncover the relationship between architecture and fashion design and their mutual influence. The second focused on the relationship between fashion design and architectural design characteristics, while the third concerned fashion designers affected by architecture in their work either. (Research procedures) The research methods adopted by the researchers included: By describing the forms of architecture and analyzing the relationship between architecture and fashion design, being a suitable methodology for studying them and completing the study, the researchers identified a set of results that were consistent with the importance, purpose and purpose of the study. 1. The characteristics of architecture and costumes, whether parallel or interrelated or based on a mutual relationship, were originally established for the comfort and beauty of man depending on the dimensions of his body. The study was then concluded with conclusions, recommendations and a list of sources‎.

scholarly journals Artisanal Fashion Design: Entrepreneurs on Thinking, Process, and Decision Making

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Ott
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Thinking Process ◽  
Fashion Designers

This thesis examines the ways in which fashion designers think about themselves, the design process, and the fashion industry. Recent interest in design thinking has brought decision making to the forefront in an effort to resolve conflicts between creative individuals and managers during the design process. Within the fashion design literature there are studies of processes in large fashion manufacturing enterprises but very little has focused on small-scale fashion design entrepreneurs. In this inductive, qualitative study, I use grounded theory as the methodology in the analysis of semi-structured interviews of twelve Canadian fashion design entrepreneurs. The findings explore their perceptions of their identity as designers, their perceptions of design process, and their relationship to their business. This research has developed the concept of “artisanal fashion design” as a distinct subset of design for further study and for consideration by organizations, the fashion industry, and educators.

Fashion Design Entrepreneurs

2019 ◽  
pp. 190-205
Author(s):  
Clara Eloïse Fernandes ◽  
Maria José Madeira ◽  
Maria Madalena Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Fashion Design ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
To Come ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Education Courses

The fashion industry is experiencing a new dynamic as many professionals have decided to take the risk to create fashion-related businesses. As universities and private schools provide fashion courses, many paths can be taken by graduates in this vast and challenging industry, including careers as fashion design entrepreneurs. However, the lack of information regarding networking and business-creation can be a hard wall to come across, as fashion designers are not prepared in that sense by higher-education courses. Fashion education is still very focused on hard skills, forgetting to teach students to be pro-active and forward-thinkers; yet a new generation of fashion designers has transformed past experiences and professional vision to become entrepreneurs. This chapter provides results obtained through interviews of these fashion entrepreneurs in Portugal, as well as other countries around the globe. This work observes this ever-changing industry and suggests the rise of a new entrepreneurial reality in fashion design, as well as the multi-disciplinary people who are changing it.

scholarly journals Nanotechnology and its applications in fashion design in 2020

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-55
Author(s):  
Sarah De Godoy ◽  
Milton Sogabe
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Technical Standards ◽  
Smart Fabrics ◽  
Specific Regulation ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
The Relationship

This article identifies, systematizes, analyzes and maps proposals and experiences for the application of nanotechnology to the textile industry and as hypotheses in which fabrics, classified as “smart”, have been fed industrially in fashion design in 2020. Therefore, it is considered design and human beings have an inseparable link, making it essential to raise aspects not yet fully mapped of the relationship of “smart fabrics”, that is, those sought through the implementation of nanotechnology in stages of the textile production process, with design fashion, which aims to establish an interface between human beings and clothing. In this sense, the method used for this qualitative investigation essentially contemplates a descriptive-observational modality of study of recognition. The choice of this theme is due to the scientific development of nanotechnology, which allows, through its technological manipulation, the modification and reinvention of materials and processes, so that structures can work at molecular and atomic levels, self-organizing and realigning itself in response to external stimuli, becoming in the end a resource for the improvement of textiles (JORDÃO, 2009). However, despite constant research and the development of the technical capacity of this resource, the study of the relationship between “smart fabrics” and fashion design is still quite scarce. It is known that such information is fundamental for the consolidation of this innovation process in the textile industry and, consequently, for the satisfaction of users (SENAI-SP, 2012; SOLOMON, 2011; SAWHNEY et al., 2008; COLCHESTER, 2007). In addition, according to May (2007, p.164), there are several products on the market that use nanotechnology without the knowledge of society,since the products are not labeled with this information and there is no specific regulation. Among these products are fabrics. The verification ofthis data makes this article pertinent to society, which is insipient to the subject. And, from a marketing point of view, the research is relevant, as itmay help to educate fashion designers, brands and users about the “smart fabrics” available. The combination of the above factors and the understanding of the situations in which “smart fabrics” are integrated into fashion design arerelevant elements to the theme of the conference “Design as common good”, since the research seeks to identify, systematize, analyze and map , through the proposed methodological tools, paths and directions of fashion design, addressing relevant issues such as their role in contemporary times, as well as directing new possibilities, using “smart fabrics” as a material resource in this process, serving as a parallel for other converging needs in other areas. The results of this study thus provide inputs to fashion designers and users, as well as associations of technical standards, the textile industry and the innovation sector, seeking to fill the gap identified about the lack of information in relation to situations where nanotechnology is being integrated into fashion design in 2020.

scholarly journals Dressing the weightless body: Subjective verticality and the disoriented experience of dress in microgravity

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-327
Author(s):  
Barbara Brownie
Keyword(s):  
Fashion Design ◽  
Space Travel ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Reduced Gravity ◽  
Commercial Space ◽  
Earth Gravity ◽  
Space Age ◽  
Fashion Designers

Design practice has historically been constrained by the assumption that designed objects, including clothing, will be made and worn in Earth gravity. The notion that designed objects have an upright state has influenced common approaches to design, including the tendency towards depiction and presentation of designed objects in elevation view, which, for fashion, is frequently understood in terms of silhouette. However, those who have experienced weightlessness, either in space travel or on board reduced-gravity aircraft, describe a post-gravity experience that prompts them to revisit these assumptions and consider the extent to which future commercial space travel will liberate creative practitioners to operate at all angles and orientations. As we enter the commercial space age, fashion will be increasingly worn in a variety of gravitational conditions, and the dressed body will therefore be encountered at a variety of orientations, showcasing views of garments that are not often encountered on Earth, and that are therefore often overlooked by fashion designers. This article responds to descriptions of the post-gravity experience by identifying the need to consider alternative views of the clothed body, and consequently to define garments without reference to the silhouette in fashion design for the new commercial space age.

scholarly journals Local rooting and creativity within the fashion industry in Beirut

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-109
Author(s):  
Tarek Ben Hassen ◽  
Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implications ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current State ◽  
Governmental Intervention ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
International Success

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that make Beirut a fashion hub by studying the characteristics of creativity and the role of the different stakeholders in setting an environment that encourages creativity in Beirut. Design/methodology/approach The methodology of this research is based on a literature review and information collected through semi-structured interviews with the different stakeholders of the sector. Findings The research reveals three results. First, this dynamic fashion design in Beirut is explained by the international success of some Lebanese fashion designers. Second, as there is an absence of any form of governmental intervention, the development of the sector is totally based on private business initiatives. Third, the research demonstrates the importance of the local culture, knowledge exchanges and lifestyle in shaping creativity and designers’ careers in Beirut. Originality/value These findings contribute to the clarification and critical analysis of the current state of fashion design in Beirut, which would have several policy implications.

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