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Types of Men’s underwear/Brief styles

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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fabrics

Fabric

Physical Properties and characteristics of Fabrics

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 for garment making

Merchandizing

What is Fabric selection in apparel manufacturing?

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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elements of garment designing

Merchandizing

Elements of Garment Design

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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Merchandizing

Textile Design in Apparel Making

The design is an arrangement of part, form, color, fabric, and line. For example, to create a version of a style. This definition is applicable for apparel or clothing. In general, the design is arrangement putting out creative ideas on paper or any of the three-dimensional form.There are different types of designs such as industrial design, graphic design, textile design, fashion design, etc.

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Merchandizing

Clothing Signifying Culture

By looking at one’s clothing, you can learn something about the way people of that time thought and felt. Clothing differs from country to country. Every culture has had its unique clothing style.The styles reveal much about the people’s customers and beliefs. We refer to the customs, beliefs, values, and skills of a group of people as their culture.

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Merchandizing

Clothing and Design in Garment Making

The wish to decorate or beautify the human body has existed from the Stone Age when the early man painted his face and his body. Even though the beauty standards have changed, the desire remains constant.The evolution of clothing has been closely interlinked with factors such as the social, economic and technological progress of each period in the history of mankind.

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