In order to encourage fashion design students to look at the older users’ demands related to the Chinese sportswear market, we set a brief for a student research project named “Beauty at Sunset”-sportswear for active ageing, to run as a one-year project from Spring/Summer 2013 to Spring/Summer 2014. Lu, in Textile-Led Design for the Active Ageing Population, 2015 24.4.1 The brief: “Beauty at Sunset”-Sportswear for active ageing The more accurate the information given to the prototype developer and/or supplier, the more successful will be the outcome.
A computerised, more precise flat specification drawing will have measurements and/or accompanying specification sheets with fabric swatches and technical specifications. Technical text should be added as necessary, with terminology explained in a shared language that may be understood by the cross-disciplinary team. Drawings may be needed to depict the garment interior. Enlarged views should be inserted in a suitable format to explain garment details, such as trims, closures, and the embedding or incorporation of the wearable technology, and the technology interface.
The positioning of materials in relation to functionality, and an indication of construction methods, should be clearly explained. Design proportions and features should be explored methodically for front, back and side views, with an indication of garment articulation for movement. Schematic drawings are normally used in workbook presentations and in catalogues. A well-proportioned illustration may be added to put the design into context. The essence of this type of drawing style is to communicate, and it integrates well with the application of new technologies. The design development of functional apparel relies on two-dimensional schematic ‘working drawings’ developed around the particular design requirements identified. Traditionally, in fashion design ‘finished illustrations’ describe the highest quality specification sketches to be used in portfolio presentation. McCann, in Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, 2009 4.3.2 Technical working drawing Digital fashion illustration with photoshop and illustrator. Creative fashion design with illustrator. Apparel production management and the technical package. Complete guide to size specification and technical design. Modeling and simulating bodies and garments. Make: 3D printing, the essential guide to 3D printers. Fashion print design, from idea to final print. Oxford, UK: Berg Publishers.įernandez, A. Heatherton, Victoria, Australia: Hinkler Books. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.ĭrudi, E., & Paci, T. Rendering fashion, fabric, and prints with adobe photoshop. Fashion designer’s handbook for Adobe illustrator, 2nd ed. Fashion designer – Concept to collection, Burke Publishing.Ĭentner, M., & Vereker, F. London: Thames & Hudson.īriggs-Goode, A., & Townsend, K. London: Laurence King.īraddock, C., O’Mahoney, S., & Harris, J. 3D printing-the next industrial revolution. UK: Blackwell Publishing.Īrmstrong, J., Lorrie, I., & Armstrong, W. (2012) Pearson, Prentice Hall.Īldrich, A. Once the war ended, however, a reaction to wartime constraints gave rise to an entirely different fashion statement.Īdobe illustrator for fashion design + Myfashionkit.
Fabric usage and garment details were strictly controlled by government regulations for example, the length of men’s shirts was specified, the number of jacket pockets limited, and turn-ups on men’s trousers were banned in order to save cloth. This was known as ‘utility’ clothing ( Figure 23.18). Simplification of style was aligned with patriotism and garments became restrained and functional. For example, during World War II (1939–1945), restricted supplies of cloth and the rationing of goods meant that fabric for clothing was in short supply, and British people were encouraged to ‘make do and mend’ by re-using the wool from old knitwear, or cutting up old curtains to make skirts and dresses ( Figure 23.17). The hardship and privations inflicted on a society during wartime inevitably mean that fashion – as distinct from ‘clothing’ – loses any real significance.