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As the world is seeing the development of new style brands and organizations, ordinary, fashion communication makes them stand apart and improves their independence. Fashion communication helps the design industry by revitalising the brand's image through style ads, design styling, visual depiction of any kind of visual portrayal, bundling, public statements, and visual and verbal correspondence.  To work in fashion communication, one must have abilities in creative, specialised fields related to their area of interest, though proficiency in advanced devices and composing is advantageous. Fashion communication has developed itself throughout the years because of computerised as well as specialised progression, ... Read More

Clothing Technology Shrewd attire items are basically electronic gadgets intended to communicate with associated gadgets (like cell phones) and the wearer’s body. Savvy garments utilise various sensors to accumulate the wearer’s biometric and actual information, for example, internal heat level and pulse. The sensor-produced information is moved to important applications on a matched cell phone through Bluetooth, where it is made accessible for clients to see. Shrewd dress can integrate advanced material filaments, microelectronics, biotechnology, and man-made consciousness (AI). What is Clothing Technology? Manufacturing and material innovations have been developed and used in clothing technology. The timeline of clothing and ... Read More

You may hear or even say to your relatives or friends that she is very trendy or that she always changes her fashion style, and so on. It means some people are pretty experimental and always like to follow the new fashion trends. What is Fashion? Fashion describes the popular style of clothing for men, women, and kids. However, it is not limited to apparel only, but rather also includes accessories, such as designers’ jewelry, footwear, handbags, belts, hats, etc. In addition to these, fashion also means hair-styles, attitudes, speaking-style, walking style, etc., hair, accessories, makeup, footwear, etc. Likewise, fashion ... Read More

London is one of the dream cities for the many budding fashion designers in the world and also for the global consumers who always seek designers’ dresses and other fashion accessories. The reason behind having such a huge crush on the city is that London is the city that sets a new fashion trend by designing creative and innovative couture. One of the fashion capitals of the world, London’s styles equally compete with those of the other three fashion capitals of the world, including Paris, France; New York City, the United States; and Milan, Italy. London fashion is, unquestionably, seen ... Read More

Many people have confusion regarding the terms "sustainable fashion" and "slow fashion." They believe that both the terms are similar or synonyms for each other, and therefore, they use them interchangeably. But the fact is that both, though they have some similarity, are distinct terms. The purposes of both terms are different from each other. So, in this article, first we will discuss the meaning of both the terms separately and then we will discuss the major differences between them. What is the Meaning of Sustainable Fashion? Sustainable fashion is a comprehensive term, which includes a wide range of ... Read More

Fashion is the product of societal influence specially during the period when people start noticing their self-identity and group identity. There are many evidences in history that characterize the different periods of fashion. Some of the most visible examples are the Hippie culture of the 1960s; during this period, frayed jeans, tie-dye shirts, and T-shirts were trending globally; the 1980s women's broad-shouldered suits; and the 1990s Grunge look were an unforgettable fashion trend. How Does Social Factor Influence Fashion? Social factor in itself a comprehensive term that includes the following factors: The place where a person is born ... Read More

During the nineteenth century, industrial growth influenced every type of business and gave rise to many new industries, one of which was the garment industry. Since then, the garment industry has expanded rapidly. By the 2000s, the garment industry had become a billion-dollar industry. During such development, the concept of fast fashion was conceived and materialized, which was, in fact, a demand for time. In due course, the concept of fast fashion reached its apex as garment production reached its peak, and complicated supply chains were developed to market and sell them. As a result of the rapid growth of ... Read More

What role does fashion play in our society? What is the importance of fashion in our society (in general) and in our lives (in particular)? Think on these two questions, do they really have relevancy in today’s world or are they just a waste of money and time? If we see it by considering its economic and even social utility, then it has in fact, no utility in our lives. Fashion is fugitive and transitory in nature, and hence, has very little effect on human lives and hardly contributes to social change; despite these facts, it has a substantial hold ... Read More

Fashion, which is dynamic in nature, always keeps changing. In addition to this, it has one more property, i.e., it also behaves like a pendulum, which swings from one end to another. Likewise, a particular fashion trend remains in the market until it has a creative meaning. But when there is no further creative interpretation of the particular style, it becomes outdated. However, such process may take a fashion season or even years. What is the Meaning of Pendulum? Science defines a pendulum as: "A weight suspended from a pivot in such a way that it keeps swinging freely." ... Read More

Naturally, as well as socio-culturally, men and women are defined separately. It is, of course, not discrimination, but rather natural necessity. Secondly, because of such differences in their appearance, the cultural norms and expectations related to a man and a woman are also different. And, fundamentally, their body structures and shapes are different; therefore, their dresses are also designed accordingly. In India, usually men wear pants, shirts, dhoti, kurta and women wear salwar-kameez, sari, salwar-suit, lehnga, Ghaghara-choli, girls also wear frocks, skirts, etc. In addition to this, some of the gender-neutral dresses are jeans, t-shirts, track-suits, lower, etc., but still, ... Read More