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Silhouette or overall form of outline of an outfit.

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A distinct, elongated mark as if drawn by a pen.

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The tactile quality of goods, or how the surface of a material feels and looks.

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It exalts and glorifies the female body. Exaggerating its forms. Focusing on its central, paradigmatic, unchangeable role in time of soft breasts, stomachs, hips, buttocks and thighs.

Emblems of femininity and beauty, seduction and erotic charge at the exact measure of male fantasies, that inexhaustibly feed the cult and consumption of sex, inspire products and multi-million businesses and, on the other hand, don't fail to challenge the art of today.

Mostly a female art that from Marlene Dumas to Vanessa Beecroft, to Marta Dell'Angelo, tends to redeem women from predictable, codified clichés and conditionings, exhaling the mystery of its identity and uniqueness in the context of paintings and tableaux-vivants.

Mariuccia Casadio, Vogue Italia, June 2011 (n. 730), p. 162-165

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It exalts and glorifies the female body. Exaggerating its forms. Focusing on its central, paradigmatic, unchangeable role in time of soft breasts, stomachs, hips, buttocks and thighs. Emblems of femininity and beauty, seduction and erotic charge at the exact measure of male fantasies, that inexhaustibly feed the cult and consumption of sex, inspire products and multi-million businesses and, on the other hand, don't fail to challenge the art of today.

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Produces equality among the parts of a design or outfit.

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Symmetrical- One side just like the other.

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Creates balance with an asymmetrical arrangement of design details - parts are placed unequally from the center.

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The spatial or size relationship of all the parts in a design to each other and to the whole - most pleasing when divided unevenly.

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A concentration of interest in a particular part or area of a design - the center of interest or what is seen first.

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Encourages the viewer's eye to move steadily and smoothly through the lines and spaces of the design from one part to another.

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There are many instances of lines in fashion design. The creation of a garment means that there will be seam lines to hold fabric sections together, the outline of a garment's silhouette is another line, and lines in the fabric, which make up various patterns, must also be considered. Lines in any of these cases can be straight or curved. Seam lines and lines in patterns that run vertically will flatter a petite woman more than horizontal lines. Asymmetrical lines, such as chevron-striped fabric in a garment can also be flattering to a short woman, depending on their placement.

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The Four Basic Elements of Fashion Design

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There are many instances of lines in fashion design. The creation of a garment means that there will be seam lines to hold fabric sections together, the outline of a garment's silhouette is another line, and lines in the fabric, which make up various patterns, must also be considered.

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Cutting garments longer than necessary is the only way to have enough length to play with. Trying to make a length and proportion decision at the time of cutting is not possible. Expecting that you can shape a garment to perfection in tissue will only be disappointing.

On your next garment cut it longer than you would normally, even if you think it is fine as is. You may find that you don't use the extra length or that you use every inch of it. Sometimes the extra length will make you see an entirely different outfit possibility. Make this a normal cutting process.

In my pattern making and designs my aim is to make you look taller, slimmer and better proportioned. I can be in control of the design of the garment but you are in control of the lengths and proportions. For example, the Boyfriend Jacket, Boatneck Shell and Cuff Pant suit has 6 length decisions to be made and each of them is dependent on the other to give the perfect look. Stand far back from a full-length mirror and keep pinning the hems until you find the perfect combination. If you don't have a full-length wall mirror buy an inexpensive freestanding mirror.

First of all the length of the jacket should be at your fingertips and the sleeves at your wrist bone. More importantly is the button placement. Because it is a loose fitting, straight cut jacket the distance between the shoulder and button should be shorter than from the button to the hem. The jacket should hit the pant leg below the widest part of the thigh and the cuff should just bend on the top of the shoe and be even with the top of the heel in the back. If the jacket is too short and the button is too high it throws off the proportion and shortens the torso.

The Shell untucked should just hit the seam where the waistband is sewn to the pant so when the jacket is open the eye sees the body divided not in half at the waist but higher so the hips and legs appear longer.

If you were making the Fitted Jacket you would want it to hit just below the widest part of the hips to hide them and because it is a fitted jacket, shape it enough to give definition to the waist so how you actually see the proportion of the suit is determined by the distance between the shoulder and the waistline and the waistline and the jacket hem and the waistline and the cuffs. Note that it is not the jacket hem and the cuff but the waistline. Interesting.

The Three Tees tunic length should hit your thighs at their narrowest point so that one would assume that they are that narrow all the way up! This is my favorite length for my tee because I have heavy thighs and no one would know it ;)

Keeping the underarm area from the armpit to the waist open gives needed definition at the bust line.

To practice seeing the right proportions just look around you at what others are wearing. Think how you could improve the outfits you see by simply lengthening or shortening their proportions. Try on some of your finished garments and look at them critically with a sewing friend and ask if they could be improved by changing their proportion.

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Cutting garments longer than necessary is the only way to have enough length to play with. Trying to make a length and proportion decision at the time of cutting is not possible. Expecting that you can shape a garment to perfection in tissue will only be disappointing.

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Emphasis in dress creates a focal point in a design; it is how we bring attention to what is most important. Emphasis is what catches the eye and makes the viewer stop and look at the image. Without emphasis, without getting the viewer to look at the image, communication cannot occur.

Emphasis can be created by contrast. An element in contrast with something else is more easily seen and understood; something different attracts the eye.

Any of the elements can be contrasted in emphasis in dress

Line (a curve in the mid of straight lines)

Shape (a circle in a field of squares)

Color (one red dot on a background of grays and blacks)

Value (a light or dark area in the middle of its opposite) and

Texture (rough vs smooth).

Contrast can also be created by contrasting orientation in space (horizontal, vertical, diagonal)

style (a geometric shape in an otherwise naturalistic image)

It refers to something that stand out and grab our attention.

EMPHASIS is also called as highlighting of specific area to make viewers to get the special attention of that area.

For example : if you think that your hand is beautiful you can emphasis it by wearing contrast color for sleeve or cut inside the sleeve which represents the special design..

There are also other ways to represent emphasis
addition of embellishment, cut-outs, ruffles and so on. Use of color and its placement is another way to create emphasis, making some areas stand out more than others.

Wedding gowns, also create emphasis, highlighting a particular area. Knowing about emphasis, which can be part of the design itself or emphasis on the body because of the way a garment is designed can help any woman when she is selecting a garment or fashion accessory.

During the special occasion when wearing the dress the emphasis must be there to give satisfaction of wearing ..

Know about the value of emphasis in the dress before choosing and rock in this fashion trend...

Try different dresses with emphasis in different areas like neck, hip, slit open, sleeve etc.... Be the trend setter and know about this aspect of design...

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Emphasis in dress creates a focal point in a design; it is how we bring attention to what is most important. Emphasis is what catches the eye and makes the viewer stop and look at the image. Without emphasis, without getting the viewer to look at the image, communication cannot occur.

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This picture is gradation because her dress is getting from a light color at the top to a dark color at the end!