HISTORY OF APPAREL DESIGN, FROM ANCIENT TIME TO COVID 19 SITUATIONS

Fashion

History of Fashion design is referred to the development of the new structure for specific purpose and intention of garments, shoes and accessories. It includes their design and construction development too. Fibers like Wool, linen, silk and cotton were the major fibers used for making clothes. The woven stripes and checks are the main type. Gold jewelry was very popular at ancient time. The ancient clothing is consisted of fur, leather, leaves, or grass that were draped, wrapped, or tied around the body. Upper classes of the society wore fine muslin and imported silk fabrics. The common classes wore locally made fabrics such as cotton, flax, wool, linen, and leather. India was the one of the first places where cotton was cultivated and used as early as 2500 BC during the Harappan Era (3300–1300 BC). The first known textile of South America was discovered in Guitarrero Cave in Peru. It was woven out of vegetable fibers and dates back to 8,000 B.C.E. It is discovered that, flax fibers were more than 34,000 years old. These oldest fibers known to have been used by humans. Today Social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blog, wiki, and the many other social platforms, has proliferated in these last years, allowing businesses to develop a real social media strategy to 10 exploit the enormous potential provided by these channels. In Covid time, the demand for Hygiene textile would be very high. No product whether its apparel wear or home textiles, knitted or woven, adults or kids, formal or casual, will have to have in build Hygiene in it.

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