1. Introduction Regarding to the report of the present and future clothing and textiles industries in the United Kingdom, it reflects that the world’s consumers spent around US$1 trillion worldwide buying clothes in 2000. Most importantly, around one quarter of sales were in Asia. (1)The scenario reviews that most of people are much willing to spend a great proportion of their wealth on repeat buying clothes. However, what we purchase is far away from what we need and it eventually results in the storage of waste. This scenario inspires our team with the idea of flexible colour and pattern of a cloth. With the angle of the consumer, it is obviously a gift for them if they can enjoy a variety of designs in a single garment. Consequently, the reduction of waste can be achieved. Besides, the concept of Chameleon is to utilize some smart textile fibres to desgin a smart and fashionable clothing that can have transition of colours, patterns, and particularly warm and light for the users, which is our ultimate goal for the proposal. Our product can be designed as a fashionable T-shirt , colourful skirt or special pattern jeans, etc. As for our target audience, the fashion designers, manufactories and the generally customers are all those who we will serve. Analysis of existing technology, detailed technical description and the comparative advantages of our product are as followings. 2. Literature Review Smart clothing is now getting a higher and higher market share due to the advancement in technology and communication system.(4) Meanwhile, Intelligent textiles is significantly developed as the next generation of fibres. (1) One of the latest smart textiles in fashion nowadays is colour-changing LED dress and even some of the ... ... middle of paper ... ... in the fabrication of electrochromic material and aerogel. Still, substantial economic support and time are need in our research for the testing of various electrochromic and fabrication. However, the precise testing of appropriate choice of electrochromic material and fabric proportion of aerogel will be the limitation under limited resource. 5. Conclusion To sum up, our proposal of new smart clothes product—Chameleon will open up a new market share of smart warm clothes. Chameleon is a green smart clothes which integrates with the latest technology in textile fabric and encourages the reusing message of a single garment with consumers’ own design. In comparison to other smart clothes, Chameleon allows more flexibility and is more environmental protective. So far, further research is need in the creative use and design of electrochromic material and fabrication.
Each article of clothing would be fashioned from a list of options to include preset patterns, styles, button and shoe colors etc. The customer would feel as if they were creating a one of a kind design personalized to their taste. Stylish designs could even be posted on the company’s website along with the creator’s name to promote this individualization of the tradition. Mass customization has its benefits in consumer markets. According to (Pollard, Chuo, & Lee, 2013, pg. 102) “Mass customization means that manufactures are able to customize products on large scale and at high speed, as well as lower cost.” Key to the success of this venture is maximizing the number of stock components across all forms of the clothing line. Offering 20 different clothing patterns, 3 fur lining colors and up to 10 different accessories of which you pick 3, say shoes, belt and scarf allows for the possibility of approximately 14,500 different combinations or "20×(" ■(3@1)")×(" ■("10" @"3" )")"
When I was in middle school, my school host an event called "Environmental Protection Clothes: Do It Yourself Competition. " I was extremely keen on the topic, so I participated in the occasion twice. The rule was simple that the clothes must be designed by yourself and the materials utilized must be some environmentally friendly material or the clothes you would never wear it later on. At the very beginning, I believed that I cannot find any useful materials in the home. When I searched the internet to find designed clothes from former students, this is the first time I knew there are so many elements that always ignored and do not see useful in my life.
Weaving is a common thread among cultures around the world. Weaving is a way of producing cloth or textile. Today we have machines that weave large-scale textiles at cheap prices. Production of cloth by hand is rarely engaged in today’s Westernized societies. Not many people are thinking about how the fibers are actually constructed to make their clothes. However, in other cultures across the world the tradition of weaving still exists. By comparing three cultures that continue weaving as a part of their tradition we can see similarities and the differences between them. The reasons that each culture still weaves vary, as do the methods and materials. The desired characteristics of the cloth also vary around the world as each culture values different aesthetics.
As a response of various environmental issues from the textile manufacturing industry, green or sustainable textile manufacturing has aroused in recent years. The idea and concept of sustainable textile manufacturing is involving ethical and sustainable considerations to the entire supply chain process, from textile production to apparel manufacturing to retailing. “According to the Ethical Fashion Forum (2011), ethical fashion “represents an approach to the design, sourcing and manufacture of clothing which maximizes benefits to people and communities while minimizing impact on the environment.” The ethical fashion industry follows an ethical production cycle which creates social and environmental value.” (Cervellon & Wernerfelt, 2012, p. 177) Consumers is the biggest contributor and the reason of success for the textile manufacturing industry, therefore, in order to promote the growth and future for sustainable textile manufacturing, the education and knowledge that consumers have on green fashion and a new mindset for business and manufacturing are crucial for the future of a better environment for
Fast fashion is a term used by fashion retailers to express that designs move from runway quickly in order to capture current fashion trends. Fast fashion clothing collections are based on the most recent fashion trends from both fall and spring fashion week. This fast fashion strategy is currently used by well-known brands such as H&M, Zara, Top shop and many other brands. Fast fashion allows consumers to take advantage of current clothing styles at a lower price because fast fashion trends are designed and manufactured quickly and cheaply. However convenient aspect of fast fashion has been leading to promote consumerism since clothing had become unfashionable and not wearable quickly. Also a lot of these garments are made of unsustainable fabrics, which is a huge threat to our ecosystem. Solution for problems in fast fashion is needed.
The great reception towards blue jeans is owing to their extremely sturdy and long lasting material. This is because the indigo warp was heavily sized with starch, and the denim fabrics were woven into a very tight structure. On the other hand, this made blu...
In conclusion both the 1920’s and current fashion trends of embellishment and fabric manipulation saw unique creativeness and style. The 20’s Flapper movement which consisted of fringes, beading , sequins, gather and pleating resemblance of the Art Deco movement adding texture to the garment, while today’s current fashion technology known as Fabrican has revolutionized fashion making it time efficient and speeding up garment construction process. But most importantly it was both the 1920’s and current fashion that has worked successfully in the fashion industry and used to this day.
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Clothing has been around for thousands of years; almost as long as the modern human has. At first, it served the practical purpose of protection from the elements; but, as life for early humans stopped being a constant struggle to survive, they started noticing how they looked and the concept of fashion began to take shape. These first few garments were typically dyed draped cloth that was pinned at the shoulder and/or waist. This was seen in many ancient civilizations around the world, Greek and Roman the most notable. Over time, clothing began to get more and more complex and formed to the body’s shape, eventually leading up to the tailored style we now have today. However, the sophisticated world of Haute Couture; or high fashion, can distinctly trace its roots to Paris during the mid-19th century. Clothing from there was thought to be superior to those from anywhere else, and women began to come from all over Europe just to buy dresses. This was probably due in part to one notable dressm...
Fast Fashion may be the most significant disruptive in the retail industry today. Troublesome novelties, or product or services, that alter an prevailing market by presenting minimalism, suitability, convenience and affordability, have the most positive influence on a company. Because fashion is ever changing and technology is always evolving the amount of production time it takes for something to be manufactured
...on, by understanding the general textile manufacturing processes, we could relate the processes based on its importance and effects to the environment.
The evolution of fashion is an essential work for everyone concerned with designs and costumes for different stages over the period of time. Clothing are a necessity also they are function. The change of garments depends on the weather and fabric
According to global industry analyst, the world sports clothing industry is anticipated to exceed $126 billion by 2015, Because of more active lifestyle, with older demographics and woman becoming more energetic, this drives the market. The entire sports clothing industry is highly filled with so many brands like Nike, Adidas, Umbro and Reebook all over the world competing, even the high leading brands have to work twice has hard in other to keep their share in the market because most of this small firm have quality products and also a very fine marketing style which has increased competing style in the industry. All over the world people demand more versatile wear, which indicates that’s retailers continue to produce new style of sports clothing for both men and women.
As a matter of fact, a sofa with all the electronics needs from phone-net surfing is a dream come true for many fashion gadget lovers out there. Nevertheless, taking a bird’s eye on trends of fashion in Pakistan in the 21st century, we come to know that not only fashion industry is growing day by day but also people of every age group are tremendously attracting towards itand especially women are more influencing by dint of it. Interestingly so, people are now more conscious what to wear in conferences, parties, religious festivals, birthday and marriage ceremonies and Valentine’s Day. Womenare increasingly attracted towards embroiderkurta with jeans, trousers, tight half sleeve and sleeveless shirts with Capri trousers have also been adopted by them.It is worn with different sleeve length, shirt length, necklines and different types of shalwars like patiala shalwar, churidar pajama,kurtas and Maxis dress is very in these days and it is the best dress for young girls. Khaddi has given lot of range to its customers. Fabia dress, Mayla shoes, felicity bracelet, Sara bag and stylish hijab are very common. As far as men fashion is concerned, the plum poly silk kurta is getting much attention. The men can choose between many styles but this style is the must for the men who want to look decent yet trendy
From 2005 the textile segment has been made up of 2 companies, transforming raw materials into fabrics, from spinning to finishing and ennobling. Handicraft product quality and technological research development characterize this business segment which works with internationally recognized names of the apparel and fashion industry.