There are 2 techniques of cutting fabric like portable cutting, stationary cutting.With the advancement in technology there have been improvements in fabric techniques also like Automated, Numerically Controlled cutting systems, which has Automatic blade cutting, Laser cutting, Water jet cutting, Die cutting etc.
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Men’s clothing includes garments such as suits, topcoats, cover coats, jackets, and slacks. Boy’s clothing includes suits, topcoats, overcoats, jackets, and raincoats. With the emergence of fashion as selling force, there are more divisions of men’s and boy’s section in department and specialty stores.
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Differences in weight automatically limit some fabrics to particular seasons and use. In summer thin fabrics, such as voile, eyelet, batiste, sheer, creeps, and chiffons, in winter, for heavier materials such as wood tweeds, homespuns, velvet, corduroy, and fur like fabric.
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The vast variety of fabrics available today makes their identification important.We know that variety is created by using different fibers in combination. Knowledge of the fiber content of a fabric is, therefore, necessary to know its suitability, use, and care. Labels and salespersons are not always able to guide us.Fabric samples, Fabric specification, lead times are some of the ways to identify the fabric.
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This explains the various features of men’s underwear or briefs like fabric, waistband, the elastic, the fly, inseam, gusset, back seam, leg opening, Jock cups etc.
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Todays’ designers are coming up with a new design every now and then. Some of the common styles of briefs are a boxer, bikini, Boser brief, Trunk, Brief, Long underwear, Mesh underwear, Tapered boxers, String Bikini, Long John’s, Jockstrap. Each of this style has been designed keeping certain factors in mind. Based on an individuals choice, one chooses a particular style.
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There are many different types of underwear for men in both modern and classic styles. This wide array of men’s underwear includes boxer brief, bikini, trunk, and boxer.In many cases, it depends on where they are going and what they will be doing that determines the type of underwear they will choose. Most men wear standard underwear briefs when they go to work or when they are at the gym. But other men like to wear boxer shorts, which they claim are more comfortable.Men’s underwear is available
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We need to make sure that the customer is aware of the properties and characteristics of the fabrics. It is the designer’s responsibility to select the appropriate fabrics for their intended applications, but it is the responsibility of the fabric producer to provide as much information as possible to help customers make appropriate fabric selections. Like physical properties, style characteristics, tactile characteristics, utility characteristics, durability and so on.
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Fabric selection is a crucial step in designing a project because fabrics are designed for specific applications, a fabric manufactured for one purpose, may not be adaptable for another use.Therefore selecting the appropriate fabric is only the first step in providing serviceable fabrics for apparel manufacturing.Designers specify the fabric as part of their design concept. Designers may develop new styles for fabrics that have been successful.
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In creating a design one of the components that interact is the element of design. The element and principles of design are flexible and should be interpreted within the context of current fashion. A design can be defined as an arrangement of lines, shape, colors and texture that create a visual image. The principles of design are the rates that govern how elements are combined. The elements are therefore the raw materials that must be combined successfully.
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