Dior stands behind the designer Robert Piquet as the chief assistant. The
fashion design major covers the basic knowledge of complex disciplines, from flat patterning to vertical tailoring, and from fabric transformation to human space structure. These are all things that everyone must learn. However, in addition to these, the fashion design profession has some knowledge that is easily overlooked by everyone.
1. History of clothing
Many students think that learning history of clothing is a boring and monotonous thing. After all, no matter how amazing Dior's New Look is, it is only a product of the times.
Some people think: It broke the old-fashioned lines of women's clothing at that time and emphasized the curvaceous beauty of women. This leap may be pioneering at the time, but it doesn't work in this era. But in fact, this concept is wrong.
In the research phase of fashion design, it is more of a process of analysis of existing information and selection of reorganization. Design has never appeared in a vacuum, nor is it an invention and creation of new things. The complete innovation of no one before and after no one does not exist in this era.
Learning the history of clothing is actually to allow students to accumulate richer design resources and have a richer vision of design. Fashion is a cycle, and this cycle is not an accidental rise, but an inevitable return. Here are a few examples:
, such as the theater stage design for the musical GIGI made by Broadway fashion designer Cecil Beaton in 1958 (left picture). In 2013, it was inspired by Russian designer Ulyana Sergeenko as his spring and summer collection (pictured on the right).
Cristóbal Balenciaga designed the wedding dress series in 1967. The monastic nun-like hats replaced the traditional lace wedding dress (pictured on the left). In 2008, designer Nicolas Ghesquière drew inspiration from previous design files and introduced a modern headwear for his new collection (pictured on the right).
Knitted petticoat woven in circa 1870 (pictured on the left), Alexander McQueen's new clothing displayed in the 2012 spring and summer series (pictured on the right).
It can be seen that the history of fashion design is a necessary database for fashion designers. Using these popular designs as the accumulation of materials for secondary design or deconstruction design, making these designs more in line with the aesthetics of the modern era is a kind of distant view standing on the shoulders of giants.
2. Basic knowledge of fabrics
Many students have always had a question, that is, why should they pay attention to whether the fabric is knitted or woven, and what are the special properties of pure cotton or chemical fiber when learning clothing design? The answer to
is very simple, because these inconspicuous factors can determine whether your clothing is quite wide, and can also determine whether your design can be perfectly restored.
For example, the material of cotton determines that in digital printing, the printed pattern is dull and dull. Does your design need a simple and natural dullness or a delicate and advanced body curve? This is closely related to the fabrics you choose, and these fabrics are closely related to the basic knowledge of fabrics.
3. Cross-border cooperation & technology combination
In fact, design has never been an independent subject, and people say that art is interlinked. Many students who study fashion design have a misunderstanding, thinking that they only need to understand the basic knowledge of the major. Those who study clothing pay attention to fashion week, and those who study jewelry only pay attention to jewelry exhibition.
In fact, contemporary design is not a state of fracture and isolation, on the contrary, it is a model system that complements each other, 1+1>2. Nowadays, many overseas prestigious schools have also set up interdisciplinary cooperation projects.
allows designers to break the dimensional wall of disciplines and disciplines and design from different perspectives in addition to understanding the design knowledge under their professional system. Often this design will be more interesting and refreshing.
In fact, clothing designers have made interdisciplinary design attempts a long time ago. Elsa Schiaparelli, one of the greatest costume designers of the last century, combined Dadaism and Surrealism, broke people’s perception of design and challenged traditional stereotypes. In 1937, he was influenced by his friend Salvador Dali., Designed the design work "Lobster Dress"
French fashion master Yves Saint Laurent pioneered the introduction of painting art into fashion in 1965, and converted the masterpiece "Red, Yellow and Blue Composition" by the cold abstract painting artist Mondrian. Designed as clothing, simple but with great design impact, this work has become one of the masterpieces of this famous designer.
In recent years, with the development of technology, people's requirements for clothing are no longer only ornamental and artistic, functional and technological wearable clothing is becoming more and more popular.
The underwear product Intimacy 2.0 designed by Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has a built-in detection chip that can monitor the wearer's body temperature and heartbeat changes, so that under certain circumstances, the fabric of the clothing will gradually change from color to transparent color.
Iris Van Herpen has always been known as the queen of 3D printing in the clothing industry. During Paris Fashion Week in 2019, she and American dynamic sculptor Anthony Howe cross-border collaboration. The Omniverse, a circular power device designed and produced by
, combines installation art and clothing. As the model walks on the runway, the infinitely rotating installation gives people a magical and hypnotic feeling.
Fashion design is not a discrete and independent subject. Under the background of crossover design, designers need to actively increase their knowledge reserves. In the future, maybe your clothes will sing, move, interact, and grow.
