Clothing fabric is the material used to make clothing. As one of the three elements of clothing, fabric can not only interpret the style and characteristics of clothing, but also directly affect the performance effect of clothing color and shape.
In the clothing world, the fabric of clothing is varied and changing with each passing day. But on the whole, high-quality and high-grade fabrics are mostly characterized by comfortable wearing, sweat-absorbing and breathable, draping and crisp, noble vision and soft touch. The clothes for formal social occasions should be made of pure cotton, pure wool, pure silk and pure linen. Most of the clothes made of these four pure natural fabrics are of high grade. Sometimes it is also allowed to wear clothes made of pure leather. We will briefly introduce the modeling characteristics of different fabrics and their application in clothing design as follows.
1. Soft fabric
Soft fabrics are generally light and thin, with good drape, smooth modeling lines, and natural stretch of clothing outline. Soft fabrics mainly include knitted fabrics and silk fabrics with fabric structure evacuation, as well as soft and thin linen fabrics. Soft knitted fabrics are often used in clothing design to reflect the beautiful curves of the human body in the form of straight lines; Silk, hemp yarn and other fabrics are more likely to see loose and pleated shapes, which show the flowing feeling of fabric lines.
2. Cool fabric
The cool fabric has clear lines and a sense of volume, which can form a full clothing outline. Common fabrics include cotton cloth, polyester cotton cloth, corduroy, linen cloth and various medium-thick wool and chemical fiber fabrics. These fabrics can be used in the design that highlights the accuracy of clothing modeling, such as the design of suits and suits.
3. Glossy fabric
The glossy fabric has a smooth surface and can reflect bright light, giving it a sense of brilliance. This type of fabric includes satin fabric. It is most commonly used in evening dresses or stage costumes to produce a gorgeous and dazzling strong visual effect. Glossy fabrics have a wide range of modeling freedom in the dress performance, and can have simple design or exaggerated modeling methods.
4. Thick and heavy fabric
Thick and heavy fabrics are thick and strong, and can produce stable modeling effects, including various thick woolen fabrics and quilted fabrics. Its fabric has a sense of shape expansion, and it is not suitable to use pleating and stacking too much. In the design, A-type and H-type shapes are the most appropriate.
5. Transparent fabric
The transparent fabric is light and transparent, with elegant and mysterious artistic effect. Including cotton, silk, chemical fiber fabrics, such as georgette, satin, chemical fiber lace, etc. In order to express the transparency of the fabric, it is often used to design the shape of H shape and round table with natural and full lines and rich changes.