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Technology influences

9/3/2018

Not only did political events make a huge impact on fashion trends but also the political figure played a critical role in forecasting the fashion trend.
Technology plays a large role in most aspects of today's society. Technological influences are growing more apparent in the fashion industry. Advances and new developments are shaping and creating current and future trends. Developments such as wearable technology have become an important trend in fashion and will continue with advances such as clothing constructed with solar panels that charge devices and smart fabrics that enhance wearer comfort by changing color or texture based on environmental changes.
The fashion industry is seeing how 3D printing technology has influenced designers such as Iris Van Herpen and Kimberly Ovitz. These designers have been heavily experimenting and developing 3D printed couture pieces. As the technology grows, the 3D printers will become more accessible to designers and eventually consumers, which could potentially shape the fashion industry entirely. Internet technology such as online retailers and social media platforms have given way for trends to be identified, marketed and sold immediately. Styles and trends are easily conveyed online to attract the trendsetters. Posts on Instagram or Facebook can easily increase awareness about new trends in fashion, which subsequently may create high demand for specific items or brands, new "buy now button" technology can link these styles with direct sales. Machine vision technology has been developed to track how fashions spread through society.
The industry can now see the direct correlation on how fashion shows influence street-chic outfits. The effects can now be quantified and provide valuable feedback to fashion houses, designers and consumers regarding trends.

What Clothes are Made of and How Clothes are Made

8/30/2018

Part of what makes clothes so interesting is that they are made from a variety of materials and made using so many different methods. Each piece of clothing is unique.
Let’s take a look at some of the words that describe what clothes are made of and how clothes are made:
textproject.org/assets/products/word-pictures/core-vocabulary/CVWP-Fashion-and-Design-What-Clothes-are-Made-of-and-How-Clothes-are-Made.pdf

Fashion and Design

7/27/2018

Fashion is a popular style, especially in clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle and body. Fashion is a distinctive and often constant trend in the style in which people present themselves. A fashion can become the prevailing style in behaviour or manifest the newest creations of designers, technologists, engineers, and design managers. Because the more technical term costume is regularly linked to the term "fashion", the use of the former has been relegated to special senses like fancy-dress or masquerade wear, while the word "fashion" often refers to clothing, including the study of clothing. Although aspects of fashion can be feminine or masculine, some trends are androgynous. High-flying trendsetters in fashion can aspire to the label haute couture. But if one disapproves of a fashion, one can attempt to dismiss it as a mere fad.
Fashion and design are very popular parts of many cultures. The various types of clothing and accessories to choose from allow people to create their own sense of style that reflects their unique personality. There are many categories of fashion and design.

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