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Fashion Design of Denim Inspired by the Butterfly Motif -Based on the Concept of Naturalism-  

Lee Young-Min (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University)
Lee Youn-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Hanyang University)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.30, no.3, 2006 , pp. 412-424 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper starts out with a review of the concepts of naturalism and natural clothes. Based on these concepts, the paper aims to create nature-friendly and high-value modem designs by grafting natural images from butterflies into human bodies. The images of butterflies are combined to show distinguished luxury and diversity with natural materials such as denim. As for the design technology, Adove Illustrator 10, Photoshop 7.0, and Prima Vision Textile Design System are used since they are very popular in the CAD system. The followings are the main findings of our research. Naturalism displays its objectivity based on its inherent interest in human nature and its factual description in scientific approaches with an intention to find a true meaning of human life in nature. Natural clothes can be defined as the clothes of natural silhouette which are made of pure materials in natural colors and dyes from natural motifs such as animals, plants or natural phenomena. We have realized that the visually distinguished looks of butterflies are indeed far more luxurious than those of any other insects and this visual distinction can be utilized to attract the attention from designers. Lastly, it turns out that the digital printing technique can create more variety in colors and design forms than the manual printing, thereby providing designers with more options and practicality.
Keywords
Naturalism; Natural Clothes; Butterflies; Denim; CAD System;
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