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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 A Walk-In Clinic for Newly Arrived Mentally Burdened Refugees: The Patient Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2275
Author(s):  
Catharina Zehetmair ◽  
Valentina Zeyher ◽  
Anna Cranz ◽  
Beate Ditzen ◽  
Sabine C. Herpertz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Psychiatric Medication ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
High Level ◽  
Past Experiences

Providing refugees with psychosocial support is particularly important considering the high level of mental health problems prevalent in this population. A psychosocial walk-in clinic operating within a state reception and registration center in Germany has been supporting mentally burdened refugees since 2016. This study focused on patients’ perspectives on their mental health burden, the psychosocial walk-in clinic, and future help seeking. We conducted interviews with n = 22 refugees attending the walk-in clinic from March to May 2019. Qualitative analysis focused on the following four topics: (1) mental burden from the patients’ perspective, (2) access to the psychosocial walk-in clinic, (3) perception of counseling sessions, and (4) perception of follow-up treatment. The results show that the majority of interviewees were burdened by psychological and somatic complaints, mostly attributed to past experiences and post-migratory stress. Therapeutic counseling and psychiatric medication were found to be particularly helpful. Most of the participants felt motivated to seek further psychosocial support. Key barriers to seeking psychosocial help included shame, fear of stigma, and lack of information. Overall, the psychosocial walk-in clinic is a highly valued support service for newly arrived refugees with mental health issues.

Color Trend Analysis using Machine Learning with Fashion Collection Images

2021 ◽  
pp. 0887302X2199594
Author(s):  
Ahyoung Han ◽  
Jihoon Kim ◽  
Jaehong Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Trend Analysis ◽  
Image Data ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Color Palette ◽  
Web Scraping ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Sales Organizations ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
Selection Of

Fashion color trends are an essential marketing element that directly affect brand sales. Organizations such as Pantone have global authority over professional color standards by annually forecasting color palettes. However, the question remains whether fashion designers apply these colors in fashion shows that guide seasonal fashion trends. This study analyzed image data from fashion collections through machine learning to obtain measurable results by web-scraping catwalk images, separating body and clothing elements via machine learning, defining a selection of color chips using k-means algorithms, and analyzing the similarity between the Pantone color palette (16 colors) and the analysis color chips. The gap between the Pantone trends and the colors used in fashion collections were quantitatively analyzed and found to be significant. This study indicates the potential of machine learning within the fashion industry to guide production and suggests further research expand on other design variables.

scholarly journals Cationic Amphiphiles, a New Generation of Antimicrobials Inspired by the Natural Antimicrobial Peptide Scaffold

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 4049-4058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Findlay ◽  
George G. Zhanel ◽  
Frank Schweizer
Keyword(s):  
Cytoplasmic Membrane ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Specific Amino Acid ◽  
Cationic Amphiphiles ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Properties ◽  
To Come ◽  
New Generation

ABSTRACT Naturally occurring cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their mimics form a diverse class of antibacterial agents currently validated in preclinical and clinical settings for the treatment of infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Numerous studies with linear, cyclic, and diastereomeric AMPs have strongly supported the hypothesis that their physicochemical properties, rather than any specific amino acid sequence, are responsible for their microbiological activities. It is generally believed that the amphiphilic topology is essential for insertion into and disruption of the cytoplasmic membrane. In particular, the ability to rapidly kill bacteria and the relative difficulty with which bacteria develop resistance make AMPs and their mimics attractive targets for drug development. However, the therapeutic use of naturally occurring AMPs is hampered by the high manufacturing costs, poor pharmacokinetic properties, and low bacteriological efficacy in animal models. In order to overcome these problems, a variety of novel and structurally diverse cationic amphiphiles that mimic the amphiphilic topology of AMPs have recently appeared. Many of these compounds exhibit superior pharmacokinetic properties and reduced in vitro toxicity while retaining potent antibacterial activity against resistant and nonresistant bacteria. In summary, cationic amphiphiles promise to provide a new and rich source of diverse antibacterial lead structures in the years to come.

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