Apparel 2 Design cycles Objective 2.02
Jan 13, 2016
Apparel 2
Design cycles
Objective 2.02
Fashion• Name given to a garment worn by many
mainstream people during the same time period; popular with a large segment of the population
Style
• The way a person dresses or the shape of a garment that makes it recognizable
• Ex: a cardigan, A-line skirt, kilt
Silhouette
• Outer appearances of a garment
• The outline
Fad
• Popular for a short time
Trend
• Slow fashion cycle
Classic
• Stays in fashion for a very long time
1600’s
1700’s
1800’s
Empire Waistline
• Pronounced
“AHM-pihr)• Empress Josephine,
wife of Napoleon in France
• Raised waistline
Sewing machines Elias Howe and Isaac Singer both worked on inventing the sewing machine in 1840’s. Singer’s was more successful, and used the needle and bobbin process that we use now.
Pattern Companies• In 1863, Ebeneezer Butterick changed the
face of home sewing forever by creating the first graded sewing pattern.
• Over 130 years later, the company he founded continues to lead the way in make-it-yourself fashions
Simplicity Pattern Company – 1922
1900’s
• Industrial revolution
–Mass production
–European Fashion industry recognized worldwide
Apparel Industry
• Fiber Companies• Textile Mills• Textile Converters• Manufacturers• Distributors:
– Logistics: how fashions get from manufacturer to the customer
Sweat Shops• Factories established
top make garments• Dark, airless,
uncomfortable, unhealthy
• Women and children as workers
1910
• Rayon is introduced in the U.S.
• Called artificial silk• Made from cellulose
from Mulberry tree
1920’s
• Rayon was developed in 1910
• **called artificial silk
1930-40’s
1950’s
1980’s
Designers
Calvin Klein
Donna Karan
Liz Claiborne
Tommy Hilfiger
Ralph Lauren
Ed Hardy
French Designers
Yves Saint Laurent
Emanuel Ungaro
Jean Paul Gaultier