Iris Publishers Journal of Fashion Technology

An Evaluation of the Quality of Men’s 100% Cotton Jersey Knit T-Shirts Introduction According to a survey conducted by Cotton Incorporated, consumers have seen a “decline in the quality of apparel, including fading, pilling, losing shape, and shrinking” [1]. Increasing consumer disappointment in apparel quality has coincided with the proliferation and success of fast fashion apparel. Fast fashion is described as “trendy, inexpensive versions of runway styles that shoppers wear for one season, or one occasion and often toss” [2]. Top fast fashion retailers have grown 9.7% since 2010, while traditional apparel retailers have grown only 6.8% in the same time period [3]. These traditional and middle market brands are now being considered plodding and dowdy and must scramble to try to either up their fashionability or lower their prices to try to compete [4]. Hence, in order to stay in business, some apparel companies are adopting the fast fashion business model. Increased prod...

Now and Then: The Fascinating Narrative of Fashion and Clothing Advertisements Introduction This paper explores the nature of the texts and images associated with advertising throughout the histories, including commercial images, artistic and literary representations, photographs and postcards, the printed word and the visual arts in the fashion and clothing context (Figure 1). The term newspaper became popular sine the 17th century. Publications that we would consider to be newspaper publications today were appearing as early as the 16th century in Germany [1]. The Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg in German language, is regarded as the first printed, dated, appeared at regular and frequent publication intervals newspaper [2]. On 7 November 1665, The London Gazette (at first called The Oxford Gazette) began publication. It is considered to be the newspaper that decisively changed the look of...

Multivariate Analysis for Fleece Types Classification in Argentine Llamas Introduction The types of cover or types of fleece have been identified in various species and breeds [1] and described in various works in cashmere-producing criollo goats [2], in alpacas [3] and in argentine Llamas [4,5]. The types of fleeces are made up of different types of fibers and at different frequencies within fiber types, in Llamas of Argentina [4]. Something similar happens with the types of fleece Huacaya and Suri in Alpacas [3]. In other species, such as sheep (Merino wool), the determination of types or styles are defined, from the textile point of view, through: the definition of the crimp of the staple or ‘character’, uniformity of the crimp, shape of the staple and of the tip, color of the contaminant, etc. [6,7,8]. It has been demonstrated that, the types of fleece defined subjectively as styles, are described objectively through different types of fibers that are differentiated by...

Everything Is Relative: A Review of “Minimalism/ Maximalism” at the Museum at FIT Introduction Minimalism/Maximalism is currently on exhibit at the Museum at FIT in New York, NY from May 28 until November 16, 2019. The exhibit explores these two dichotomies in both opposition and harmony with the other. Maximalism, according to the exhibit’s curator Marra-Alvarez, relies heavily on exaggeration and extreme proportions whereas minimalism operates on a ‘less is more’ orientation. The time period of pieces included in this exhibit are not limited to a certain epoch, and the pieces are not singularly men’s or women’s, but span both and incorporate accessories as well. The exhibit reflects culture and social norms that exist in the sphere of fashion. In particular, the role of the body’s relationship with fashion is explored in particular contexts. Minimalism and maximalism are articulated through volume, textiles, surface design, as well as color and construction techniques. Lav...

Fashion Design Entrepreneurship: Skills and Solutions to Create a Fashion Business Abstract Purpose:  This study proposes a vision of entrepreneurship in fashion design.  Higher-education courses have adapted, and fashion design courses have evolved and moved to a more entrepreneurial concept, as a generation of fashion designers has transformed past experiences and professional vision to become entrepreneurs.  Authors and reports linked to entrepreneurship observe more than ever the importance and necessity to bring entrepreneurship very early to classrooms.  Studies are more divided on that opinion and show that the introduction of such concepts in early stages of education can be harmful for the future of entrepreneurship if those concepts are poorly taught to students. Methodology:  This study employed a mixed-methods approach, as it considered the use of questionnaires to collect data from students and recently graduated students from fashion ...

Production of Coir-Jute Blended Yarn: A Comparative Study on the Performance of Jute and Coir-Jute Blended Yarn Abstract The demand for environmentally friendly fiber is increasing day by day. Jute is a source of eco- friendly fiber, but years to come, it will be more expensive as the production of jute is decreasing because of the availability of synthetic fiber at low cost. Coir fibers obtained from the husk of the coconut are highly available in the coastal area of Bangladesh, which is a good source of environmental friendly fiber. There is a large demand of jute products all over the world. If we utilize the coir fiber by blending it with jute, it can be a good solution to meet the demand. A method has been developed to produce coir-jute blended yarn and compare the property of blended yarn with 100% jute yarn. Coir fiber was treated with NaOH to achieve softer coir fiber. Coir fiber was blended with jute fiber at the proportion of 50:50 to produce yarn of 16lbs having qu...

Over the Century, 1918-2018, Masterpieces of Tapestry From April 10th through November 4th, 2018, the Mobilier national in Paris celebrated the last 100 years of French tapestry weaving in an exhibition that included the finest textiles after some of the very best known 20th-century artists. “Au fil du siècle, 1918 - 2018, Masterpieces of the tapestry “highlighted an illustrious group of artworks at the Manufactures of Gobelins, Beauvais, Savonnerie and Aubusson after the designs by Anquetin, Denis, Serriere, Beaume, Cappiello, Bracquemond, Lurcat, Gromaire, Matisse, Picasso, Miró, Le Corbusier, Delaunay, Dufy, Derain, Hartung, Zao Wou-Ki, Vasarely, Morellet, and Bourgeois. This beautiful and unprecedented exhibition did not only testify to the diversity of subjects modern and contemporary artists, of French and foreign origin, see into production, but also documented the very process of doing so by displaying both tapestries and carpets, as well as some of the cartoons they a...