What is fashion?

Fashion is a language that tells a story about the person who wears it. “Clothes create a wordless means of communication that we all understand,” Fashion is a state of mind. A spirit, an extension of one’s self. Fashion talks can be an understated whisper, a high-energy scream, or an all-knowing wink and a smile. Most of all fashion is about being comfortable with yourself, translating self-esteem into a personal style. Fashion is something we deal with every day. Even people who say they don’t care what they wear choose clothes every morning that say a lot about them and how they feel that day.

Simply, Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture Fashion is important because it reflects the culture of a country. It makes our life colorful and changes our life with time. In a way it also adds variety to life, providing an opportunity in trying out something new. fashion is what you wear, how to wear clothes into a fashion. you have updated every single day in fashion. history

 The principles of fashion design

1. Proportion and scale 

2. Balance 

3. Unity (harmony) 

4. Rhythm

5. Emphasis

These are the five basic principles of fashion design.

Let’s understand in short brief:-

Proportion and scale–Proportion is the pleasing interrelationship between parts of a design. The various elements in the design should be scaled in size to fit its overall proportion.

balance–Balance is the visual weight in design. Based on a central dividing line, Balance makes the right and left sides of a garment appear to be equal. A garment must be balanced to be visually pleasing.

emphasis–Emphasis creates a center of interest in a garment. All other elements support it by echoing its design message. A focal point can emphasize the theme of the design. 

rhythm–Rhythm leads the eye from one part of a design to another part, creating movement through repetition of pattern or color. 

unity(harmony)--Unity, as the name says it, is the harmony between all the principles of fashion. Unity refers to the overall look of a garment. For example, take a blue skirt detailing like a pocket. Here unity would refer to the color, size, and detail which create a sense of harmony.

What does fashion means to history:-

Fashion started when humans began wearing clothes. These clothes were typically made from plants, animal skins, and bone. Before the mid-19th century, the division between haute couture and ready-to-wear did not exist. ... Most often, clothing was patterned, sewn, and tailored in the household. fashion is important because it represents our history and helps to tell the story of the world.

Fashion refers to the styles of clothing that are currently popular – ‘currently’ being relative. It is always evolving and changing and going back. Every style and trend in fashion keeps coming back at one time or the other. So a study of the evolution of history is very important for any fashion design student, the history of fashion is an important part.

Evolution of Fashion down the history- A timeline of fashion

• Fashion in the Roman Era ( 500 BC – 323 AD)
• Fashion in the Middle Ages ( 400 – 1200 AD)
• The Renaissance period ( 1350-1520)
• Fashion during the period between 1600-1900
• Fashion in the 1910s
• Fashion in the 1920s
• Fashion in the 1930s
• Fashion in the 1940s 
• Fashion in the 1950s
• Fashion in the 1960s
• Fashion in the 1970s
• Fashion in the 1980s
• Fashion in the 1990s
• Fashion in 2000
• Fashion in 2010
• Fashion in 2020

Tradition transformation of a generation

This is tradition transformation of generation, day by day clothes fashion are changed like sun-set or grow when generation is changed then clothes fashion are changed. history is an example of our tradition, we also take have inspiration from history,

 History inspired to our upcoming generation, Indian fashion is known for its cultural heritage, colorful, and elegance. India is the first country who use cotton early in fashion, it’s a proud moment in history.

Generation by generation fashion are changed but they all inspired with history’s fashion, history is inspired part for fashion.

Fashion is the main instrument of appearance contributing socio-cultural identity of a person. It is how we present ourselves to the world, and it reveals facets of our culture, class, and self-identity. Fashion is taking an important place in our day-to-day lives.in 20-century people also used textile fashion in fashion clothes, they make textile garments. textile garment means Clothing industry or garment industry summarizes the types of trade and industry along with the production and value chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fiber), embellishment using embroidery, via the fashion industry to apparel retailers up to. What we are seeing now is a collection of decades of knowledge passed on from generation to generation of different fashion trends that have evolved. Indian designs have stood the test of time and have evolved to take the fashion world by storm. Indian fashion is most famous for its intricate embroidery designs on dresses, saris, skirts, shirts, or shorts that have also incorporated western fashion. 

.   "Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life."