PATTERN Fashion Strategies
Jan 05, 2016
PATTERN
Fashion Strategies
Pattern A combination of several
design elements – lines, shapes, colors arranged in or on textural material
Building a wardrobe with pattern
Rely on solid colors and classic patterns, in small to medium scale prints, stripes, and plaids
Look out for patterns you absolutely love, that feel like you could wear them forever, and seem to reflect you well.
Classic Patterns Retain their fashionability, and thus
their wearability for years. Classic patterns are always in good
taste and do not detract from you.
Recognizing classic patterns
Classic patterns look familiar Are almost always available Are in style despite trends Are small to medium in scale Are more often rendered with
wardrobe neutrals and combine with a wide range of colors
DO NOT BUY OR BUILD A WARDROBE EXCLUSIVELY FROM ONLY SOLIDS OR ONLY PATTERNS!
Trendy Patterns
Have distinctive lines and shapes Are larger in scale Are bold in color – bright or strong
contrasts Limited in the places it can be
worn comfortably or appropriately
Trendy
Benefits of pattern
Adds interest to plain surface of fabric Helps coordinate two or more solid
colored items Create a point or area of emphasis Create illusions (enhance or disguise) Become a visible expression of
personal style
Sources of inspiration Nature Man-Made
Types of motifs Realistic
Imitate or duplicate nature
Appears photographic
Types of motifs Stylized
A conventionalized impression or interpretation of natural or man-made objects
Simplified detail Objects are still
recognizable
Types of Motifs
Geometric Strict use of lines in
recognized geometric shapes
Stripes, checks, plaids,
Dots and circles Squares,
rectangles, triangles, diamonds
Types of Motifs
Abstract From artists imagination Appear as a blur or
splashes of color Unrealistic, free-form, or
flowing lines
Arrangement of motifs
All Over Appear the same
from any direction you look at them
Arrangement of motifs 4 way
arrangements Appear the same
from four directions given a 90 turn
Arrangement of Motifs
Two-way arrangements Appear the same
from only two directions
Arrangement of Motifs
One-way arrangement Appear right side
up from one direction only.
Has a recognizable top and bottom
Words & numbers, people, animals, functional objects
OOPS!
Arrangement of Motifs Border
arrangements Appear right side
up from only one selvage edge.
Dominant motif in the pattern create a specific border along that edge