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Inspiration, Creativity & Their Application in Fashion Design

The work explores the role of creativity and inspiration in fashion design, defining these concepts and their application in the design process. It discusses techniques for fostering creative...

Reclaiming the Substance of Clothing : The Surreal Spectacle of Lady Gaga

This paper explores Lady Gaga's fashion as a way to reclaim the substance of clothing, challenging the misconception of her as an artificial figure. By combining phenomenology and Surrealism, it...

A Review on Midlife Body Changes and Clothing Needs

Indian women aged 35-55 experience significant physical changes that affect their clothing preferences. These changes often make ready-made garments ill-fitting, leading to a preference for custom...

Contemporary Men's Fashion and New Technology

This paper examines how contemporary menswear and emerging technology have reshaped perceptions of masculinity. It explores how traditional, restricted dress codes associated with male identity have...

Demure to Deviant : Ladylike Fashion in the Twentieth Century

The term "ladylike" in fashion is multifaceted, shifting in meaning depending on context, from traditional styles like Talbots' "new classic" to deconstructed interpretations. Fashion norms have...

Spring/Summer Maliparmi Collection 2012

The Maliparmi Spring/Summer 2012 collection, titled "Weaves," blends craftsmanship with modern technology. Featuring five lines Intre-Spring, Intre-Summer, Intre-Elegance, Intre-Sea and scarves this...

Fashion, Gender and Social Identity

This study examines how fashion and clothing shape gender identity, highlighting their role in social constructs and hierarchies. By analyzing perceptions of "feminine" and "masculine" appearances...

The Couture Client as Patron of the Art of Fashion

The period between the two world wars marked haute couture's golden age, with cosmopolitan women like Daisy Fellowes embodying fashion's theatricality. These sophisticated patrons influenced style,...

Colors Worn : Proportional to Your Fashion Sense

Colours play a crucial role in fashion, influencing how you’re perceived and boosting confidence. Wearing the right colours for seasons and occasions reflects your personality and fashion sense....

Lakme Fashion Week Summer / Resort 2012

The Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012 showcased seven debuting designers, highlighting a shift in focus from commercial aspects to creative expression. As new designers emerge, they occupy spaces ...

The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
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Fanny Vermandel
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Pradip Mehta
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
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Abhay Gupta
Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
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Anurag Batra
Is your business ready for Textiles 4.0? Before you can say, 'Yes', 'No', 'May be' or 'I don't...
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Aseem Prakash
Why do I ask if India can afford to miss the bus again? Because whether we like it or not, whether...
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Rahul Mehta
It was not very long ago that people who shopped online in India were considered 'ahead of time'....
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Arun Sirdeshmukh
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
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Bill D’Arienzo
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
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Rahul Mehta
A few years later, the same process is now taking place in textile printing, and this has never...
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Gabi Seligsohn