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Reflection on Contemporary Fashion Culture in the Perspective of Entropy Increase Principle--Fashion Feeds on Negative Entropy
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021
Pages:
1-5
Received:
5 February 2021
Accepted:
17 February 2021
Published:
26 February 2021
Abstract: The entropy increase principle points out that the entropy of an isolated thermodynamic system does not decrease, and in order to resist the fate of the end of everything brought by entropy increase, Schrödinger proposed the classic assertion that life feeds on negative entropy. Fashion is a concentrated manifestation of human culture, yet current fashion has a strong entropic influence on human beings and the natural environment. Slow fashion was born to criticize current fashion, but it is still limited to the framework of current fashion, this paper tries to reflect on the essence of current fashion from the perspective of entropy increase principle, and tries to provide a new framework for thinking about slow fashion. This article mainly adopts interdisciplinary text research and case empirical methods, starting from the study of the entropy status of the two main protagonists in contemporary fashion, humans and the environment，triggering reflections, and eliciting reflections on the nature of slow fashion negative entropy and possible Future Directions of Slow Fashion in the Light of Negative Entropy. In the end, it is concluded that The negative entropy of life is not a linear one-off work, but a kind of gradual change，slow fashion is not a utopian ideal country, but a constantly progressing fashion "protopia".
Abstract: The entropy increase principle points out that the entropy of an isolated thermodynamic system does not decrease, and in order to resist the fate of the end of everything brought by entropy increase, Schrödinger proposed the classic assertion that life feeds on negative entropy. Fashion is a concentrated manifestation of human culture, yet current ...
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Transformative Adoption of Traditional ‘Kantha’ Embroidery to Modern Fashion Design Through ‘Khadi’ Fabric
Md Ahosanul Karim,
Md Moniruzzaman,
Md Eanamul Haque Nizam,
Maria Afrin Shammi,
Md Tanjibul Hasan
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021
Pages:
6-12
Received:
6 February 2021
Accepted:
16 February 2021
Published:
26 February 2021
Abstract: For the clothing-based industry, conventional elements' presence in a design increases its demand and acceptance. Nowadays technology plays a vital role in the development of fashion, but it’s never the replacement of traditional elements applied to modern fashion design. The author has at first studied the Khadi fabric, Bangladesh from the perspective of its distinctive regional background and social-cultural milieu. Besides the traditional technique, conventional fabric using in the dress design will enhance its morality and aesthetic appearance. The purpose of this study is to explore the traditional Kantha embroidery which will be revitalized through a design process in order to archive its characteristics, heritage, and practice. The results of this study signify a design process from traditional art to modern dress design process through analyzing of mind mapping, mood board, color board, style board, accessories board, fabric swatch, and the final sketch. The outcome of this research will show the transformation of traditional Kanta embroidery which will be adopted by Khadi fabric in order to generate a new trend of the design process in Bangladesh. The author also finalizes the design by ornamenting the surface ornamentations. Finally, the outcome of this study will impact the new upcoming fashion industry and also in the garment industries.
Abstract: For the clothing-based industry, conventional elements' presence in a design increases its demand and acceptance. Nowadays technology plays a vital role in the development of fashion, but it’s never the replacement of traditional elements applied to modern fashion design. The author has at first studied the Khadi fabric, Bangladesh from the perspec...
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An Exploration of Study Spaces Among Chinese and Indian Graduate Students
Ibtihaj Alsadun,
Kristi Gaines,
Michelle Pearson,
Lee Duemer,
Charles Klein
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021
Pages:
13-25
Received:
20 February 2021
Accepted:
4 March 2021
Published:
30 March 2021
Abstract: Over the last 40 years, many environmental design researchers have examined the environment’s impact on people and sought answers to questions on personal feelings with the environment and how people become attached to a place and develop feelings about it. Research in place attachment has primarily focused on the social aspect, leaving a gap in the literature related to concepts of the built environment. The present study seeks to fill this gap by addressing the issue of physical place attachment among specific groups of international graduate students at Texas Tech University, a large public university in West Texas. Previous studies focused on generic and largescale place concepts such as the physical neighborhood ambiance. This study, by contrast, examines how international students from China and India choose and develop an attachment to study spaces around the university. A grounded qualitative research design was selected as the exploratory method of studying how international graduate students select, interact with, and create an attachment to preferred study places on and off-campus. The researcher conducted semi-structured individual and focus group interviews with a purposive sample of 50 Indian and Chinese participants. The results revealed some similarities and differences between Indian and Chinese graduate students in their most and least-preferred physical design and ideal study places. Both groups preferred quietness and natural light. However, Chinese graduate students preferred to study alone, while Indian graduate students felt motivated and supported when studying with others.
Abstract: Over the last 40 years, many environmental design researchers have examined the environment’s impact on people and sought answers to questions on personal feelings with the environment and how people become attached to a place and develop feelings about it. Research in place attachment has primarily focused on the social aspect, leaving a gap in th...
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Women’s Military Uniform During the Second World War: How Women Maintained Their Femininity
Issue:
Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021
Pages:
26-37
Received:
13 March 2021
Accepted:
1 April 2021
Published:
12 April 2021
Abstract: The study explores how women in military uniforms maintained their femininity during the Second World War. It considers the uniforms that women belonging to the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), and the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAC) wore. Previous research on women's military uniforms during the war has been done from above: why the authority did not allow women to wear trousers and how the government tried to control their uniform. It is necessary to explore women's military uniform from below as well as from above: how women themselves think of their uniforms, what feelings and mentalities to their uniforms they had and how women in military uniform tried to retain their femininity even in the war. This study mainly uses advertisements in the magazine The Woman, read by women in military service even during the war. The study finds that although servicewomen were provided with skirts rather than trousers and several other ‘feminine’ clothing such as rayon knickers, boned corsets, and lisle stocking, the basic uniform of the women's services was similar in style to that of their male 'parent' forces. As the war continued, the work clothing of servicewomen became more 'masculine'. WRNS members, for instance, wore 'bell-bottoms’. However, as some servicewomen shortened their skirts to conform to a fashionable length, they tried to retain their femininity by adapting their uniform to their tastes. Many advertisements for the promotion of selling parts of uniform such as boned corset, and the encouragement of using hair salon, appeared in magazines. In them, for example, camp hairdressers introduced the hairstyle suitable for service caps. These advertisements probably helped women keep their femininity. As women in the same uniform were very proud of belonging to the war service, their ideal was a woman who balanced military duty with feminine beauty and maintained both ladylike quality and a sense of discipline.
Abstract: The study explores how women in military uniforms maintained their femininity during the Second World War. It considers the uniforms that women belonging to the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), and the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAC) wore. Previous research on women's military uniforms during the war h...
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