It is the art of application of design to clothing and accessories.

FASHION DESIGNING

• WHAT IS FASHION?Fashion is the accepted day to day way of dressing at a given time. If you see everyone wearing the same color or style when they have not been the trend before, such is "in-fashion."

Never has and never will• Fashion is the total outlook of an individual of

today and only for today. Though fashion evolves and some styles come back, it only apply for "now". Even the retro fashion is never the same

WHY DOES FASHION CHANGE? • Fashion change because people change• We always want something new. Clothing

change for practicable reasons, for appropriateness for the season, and for adaptation to environment situation. In some cases the popularity of fashion endure for many seasons because of the combinations of these reasons.

• “Take the blue jeans” as an example (It’s choice)

KINDS OF FASHION• Haute Couture - French word meaning high

fashion. It means one-of-a-kind. These include designers' original designs or clothing that are custom made.

• Ready to wear (Pret-a-Porte) - Term used to describe mass produced garments. These include designers' originals manufactured to a certain number for department stores and offered at lower prices.

OPPOSITE ENDS OF FASHION Classic - is a fashion that stays indefinitely. Fad - is a fashion that die quickly and whose greatest appeal is as novelty.

IMPORTANCE OF COLORS IN FASHION• Colors have a demonstrable psychological effect.• The sight of red means warning and white mean

simplicity and respective of title. • Military uniforms are intentionally colored to

give statement and impose authority. • Colors are used in many ways to assert

recognition because they are fairly easy to read and understand.

FASHION DESIGNINING• Fashion designing is the art of the application of

design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion designing is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories. Some work alone or as part of a team.

• FASHION SHOWS• A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion

designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing during Fashion Week.

• Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons.

• This is where the latest fashion trends are made. The most influential fashion week is Paris fashion week, which showcases twice a year.

famous fashion shows in India and abroad:• Lakme fashion week• New York fashion week• Wills lifestyle fashion week• Milan fashion week• Paris fashion week• Berlin fashion week• Amsterdam international fashion week• London fashion week• Japan fashion week• Buenos aires fashion week• Maiami fashion week

FASHION BRANDS• Brands are the ones that give identity to a

fashion. They are created by designers and are meant for sale. They carry the trust of the brand and designer. Presenting a list of international Fashion Brands.

• FASHION SCHOOLS• Fashion schools will provide you the training you

need to advance in your fashion career. Whether you are interested in clothing design, fashion merchandising, fashion marketing, or fashion in general, they provide you with all. Here are examples of very famous fashion schools.

• FASHION MAGAZINEES• Fashion magazines bring the world of

international fashion home. The best fashion, beauty, shopping, health, travel and culture ,trends, runway slideshows are written in these magzines.

FASHION CHANNELSFashion Channels are channels on television which are devoted to fashion and modeling. They show everything related to fashion from fashion shows to models. There are two main fashion channels in the world they are-

• Fashion TV• World fashion channel

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FASHION BOUTIQUESIt is a small shopping outlet put by fashion designers to showcase and sell their collections.

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