Fashion At All

CAD It specifically refers not only to the design process, but furthermore to the manufacturing, which is defined as being "advanced". It utilizes CAD, to patternmake and design. The first CAD package for clothing came out in 1985, which significantly helped to decrease inefficiencies in making and readjusting panel patterns. Since 1985, computer clothing design software packages have made tremendous advancements. [edit] Main functions 1. Allow for panels to be digitally made 2. Virtual garment fittings on virtual models Generally, using CAD for fashion design requires background knowledge in: * Pattern-making principles * Garment construction * Fabric and fibre characteristics * Sourcing materials * Cutting * Draping * Grading; * Fashion drawing; * Fashion trends and forecasting; * Trade sketching; * Embellishing garments; * Using electronic fashion design tools; * Interacting/networking with the fashion design industry * Quality assurance The fashion industry has been using databases to aggregate and organize information specific to the industry. Below are some examples of such databases. 1. Mix-and-Match databases The mix-and-match database is a database that is being used in Hong Kong. Traditionally, fashion companies depend on sales associates to complimentary clothing recommendations for customers. The mix-and-match database essentially does the same thing, but in a different way. In order to use this database all clothes in the store have to be tagged with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. In addition, each fitting room has to be equipped with a computer monitor. When a customer brings a clothing item with a RFID tag into the fitting room, the computer monitor will identify the garment, and display photographs of complementary items using the database. 2. Fashion Library databases An example of a useful database that is the National Fashion Institute of Fashion Technology's Virtual Fashion Library (VFL) in India. This database is specifically organized to meet the needs of India's fashion designers. The VFL's most useful tool is the its Fashion Image Inventory. The inventory includes three image banks: the Indian fashion museum, the virtual swatch library, and archives of fashion shows. The Indian fashion museum contains pictures and videos of Indian costumes and dress throughout various historical periods. The virtual swatch library includes a collection of fabrics from all over India which helps designers select fabrics and patterns made in India. The archives fashion show contains videos of India's top fashion runway shows.