final Flashcards
Theme
topic for a fashion forecast that has a unifying, dominant idea
Inspiration for Theme
The News, Art, and Politics – newsworthy events, political shifts, architectural innovations, and art shows
The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibits
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London
www.fashionandtextilesmuseums.com
Middle East wars
Films such as An Inconvenient Truth or Before the Flood
Scientific approach
Scientific approach – forecasters research and collect tangible data from:
Artistic approach
Artistic approach – forecaster relies on creativity to access and record:
Color forecasting
gathering, evaluating, understanding, and interpreting information to predict the colors for the upcoming seasons
Color forecaster
specialist in the research and development of color prediction
Color Evolution
occurs from season to season
Color palette
a range of colors
Color story
a palette of colors used to identify, organize, and connect ideas and products
Color theory
the study of color and its meaning in the worlds of art and design
Color wheel/color circle
a visual representation of colors arranged according to their chromatic relationship
Primary colors –
Secondary colors –
Tertiary colors -
Primary colors – colors at their basic essence
Cannot be created by mixing others
Secondary colors – a mixture of two primaries
Tertiary colors – a mixture of primary and secondary hues
Complementary colors
– located opposite each other on a color wheel
Analogous colors
– located close together on a color wheel
Hue
the color itself
Value
– the lightness or darkness of the color
Intensity
– the saturation or brightness of a color
Tint
– a hue that has white added
Shade
– a hue with black added
Tone
– a hue with gray added
Color scheme
– a group of colors in relation to each other
Monochromatic color schemes
two or more colors from one hue
Neutral color scheme
– white, black, gray, brown, and cream
Neutral colors do not appear on the color wheel
Discordant color schemes
include colors that “clash”
Textile
– flexible fabric made from natural or manufactured films, fibers, or yarns; woven, knitted, or assembled of layers
Trim
– used to embellish a product Lace Ribbons Beads Feathers
Findings
– add performance qualities to a product or used decoratively Zippers Elastic Velcro Thread
Material
– the substance of which an item or thing is made
Fiber –
– hairlike substance; basic building block for most yarns and fabrics
Two types:
Natural
Manufactured
Natural Fibers
cotton, flax, wool and silk
Manufactured Fibers
fibers that are created using science and technology
Yarns
– created by spinning and twisting fibers together to create long, continuous strands
Fabric structure
– method in which textiles are constructed
Categories of Fabric Structure
Woven fabrics – created by weaving interlacing yarns at right angles
Knit fabrics – interlooping yarns using needles to create fabric
Nonwoven fabrics – fibers held together by bonding, tangling, felting, creating films, or fusing
Types of Printing:
Application /direct printing Discharge printing Resist printing Tie-dyeing Batik Digital printing
Finishes
– any chemical or mechanical process that a fabric undergoes to alter its inherent properties
“Look” segment of forecast
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Design elements Principles Innovations Shapes Silhouettes Combinations of features
Design elements
building blocks for designed products Line Silhouette Shape Details Color Texture
Line
have direction, width and length
Silhouette
– overall outline or outside shape of a design or a garment
Details
– lines on the inside of a garment
What Is a Final Forecast
Create a professional-quality forecast
Visually stimulating product
Develop compelling script
Two portions of a final fashion forecast:
Visual portion
- Presentation boards
- Computer-generated slides
- Imagery created for the Web
Written portion
- Verbally presented to an audience through a script
- Recorded as part of a webinar
- Text on the presentation boards
Layout
directs how the viewer perceives and understands the message and meaning of the prediction
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