Fashion Design

1. Fashion has no choice but to be reflective. After all, when you meet people for the first time the very first thing you see is their clothes. Clothing choice is the driving force behind how you want to be perceived. Often, there isn’t enough time to meet everyone at a party, so you have to choose a select few people to interact with. Without knowing anything about anyone, there are very few deciding factors, clothing is one of them. Of course, you can look at body image, hair, or jewelry, but clothing really is the most prominently displayed social indicator. Looking around the room, you can almost tell exactly what kind of person everyone is just based on their clothes. From there you can narrow down the list of potential acquaintances that you feel best fit into your social life.
2. Fashion, much like technology is always changing. People are always looking to make improvements to their clothing and there’s always someone willing to make that happen. It’s a long process of fulfilling needs and wants that create new needs and wants that keep the fashion world turning. For example when people didn’t have coats they wanted something to keep them warm and someone created a blanket. Then, a new want was created, a blanket that you can move around in, thus a jacket was made. Now, we all know the technology that goes into making coats as thin, warm, and functional as possible, but none of that would happen if people didn’t care to expand on their solutions to other’s needs and wants.
3. A) Material- does it work best for the expected uses? B) Fit- is it the right length, width, stretch, etc. for expected use? C) Cost- is the price within the intended demographic’s range? D) Style- is it culturally acceptable? E) Aesthetics- is it pleasing to look at? Is the design well organized?