Open AccessDevelopment of a Collection of Garments Inspired by the Hawa Mahal Historical Monument
Author(s) -
Sukhvir Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tekstilec
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.27
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2350-3696
pISSN - 0351-3386
DOI - 10.14502/tekstilec2020.63.185-194
Subject(s) - clothing , casual , fashion design , textile design , visual arts , process (computing) , architectural engineering , engineering , engineering drawing , computer science , history , art , archaeology , materials science , composite material , operating system
Sources of inspiration play a vital role during the initial stages of the fashion design process by providing a specific direction to the entire fashion design process. Fashion designers interpret their imagination to improve the creative use of design inspirations during the development of clothing collections. Such exploration for design inspiration is crucial in the fashion design process for absorbing visual ideas and translating them into original creative clothing. The uniqueness of such creatively and systematically designed original clothing will also improve significantly. The current study focuses on the systematic development of a collection of casual women’s wear inspired by the Hawa Mahal (The Palace of Winds) historical monument in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The fabric patterns were developed by extracting motifs from the Hawa Mahal architectural marvel using computer-aided designing solutions and digital printing with hand embroidery. In order to check the market potential of developed garments, a mini-survey was also conducted to analyse the extent of the appropriateness of garment silhouettes, fitting and drape, and overall aesthetic features among targeted consumers.