Camouflage Research Paper

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Camouflage is a skill or trait that most animals have. It is the best way for concealment – either to help its wearer to hide itself from its prey, or to hold out long enough without being detected before attacking its target. Proven to be effective in nature, camouflage patterns took over military uniforms around the world as part of their strategy in combat. They soon became so immensely popular that they are now seen not only on fashion, but also on everyday items such as duvets, mugs, pens, CD covers, slippers, laptop skins, mobile phone casing, bags, so on and so forth. But how did it happen? How did a pattern meant to help soldiers and tanks on the battlefield find its way to becoming what seems to be one of the most popular forms of decoration on the planet?

This essay will analyse the different views by three different authors with different areas of profession regarding the camouflage patterns on military uniforms. It will also discuss how camouflage has lost its meaning of concealment in design, and how it has evolved into a pattern that symbolizes more than just nature and landscape: it has become a symbol of spiritual renewal.
Fashion is an art that has gone through countless of revolutionary eras, making it one of the most easily spotted and noticeable art forms to ever exist. With all the distinctive differences and styles, it does not take rocket science to tell the era from which a certain fashion belongs to. It would not be incorrect to say that one could slowly notice a gradual change in period just by observing the ever-changing trends; making fashion quite the recognizable design on the streets rich in historical inspirations.

What makes a fashion distinctive is subjective – some would say its colour while s...

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...d New York, military clothing had long been one of a range of ‘macho’ looks worn in the clubs.

By the mid-1990s, internationally acclaimed fashion designers saw the beauty in camouflage patterns and soon started adapting them to all kinds of couture clothing and accessories. Some of them include Paul Smith, Versace, Louis Vuitton and Hardy Blechman.

Based on the arguments that have been raised by all three authors, there is one similarity that can be extracted from this dialectic: camouflage patterns was derived from the depths of nature, and then converted into military purposes before finally wide spreading and sharing its utilitarian design

The authors have each argued the reasons behind camouflage patterns through multiple applications of Connoisseurship and Marxism, where they insert quotes and citations from other writers fitting to the topic discussed.

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