The History Of Fabric Design And How Tastes Have Changed Through The Ages

Nowadays, people are judged by what they wear and how they carry themselves

. First impression is always important and your look, the way you dress, walk and talk are a few things which are noticed in the first place. If you are going somewhere, you obviously want to look your best. Deciding what to wear is always a hard task. Fashions change everyday and with every new day there is always something new in town. Fabric designing goes a long way back and has always been important. In ancient times, people used to wear fabric just to cover their bodies. With the passage of time, things changed and clothes not only became a necessity but they also represented the living standard and class.

In the olden times, people did not really care about the fabric or the design. It was used as a necessity but when things evolved and fabric became an important factor in peoples' lives, designing came into being. From different sources it has been learned that fabric designing took place somewhere in 14th-15th century in Paris, which is why Paris is still considered to be the hub of the fashion industry now. Before the 19th century, fabric designing was not taken very seriously. People used to wear anything and everything without considering the fact if it looked good on them or not. Gradually when times started changing, fabric designing became one of the most important things.

The history significantly moved on to the time, where Persians arose in the arena. At that time, fabric was the representative symbol of an elite and lofty class. Their specialized variety was silk, and this woven silk had a huge demand in market at that time. This is because it gave a distillation of refinement that no other fabric gave. This is why from Australian side, the Merchants of Venice, had a particular interest in this silk and the trade was started in between them too. The silk had further three classes, namely simple fine, velvet and Brocade variety, which was also famous as "Gold Silk". Even China came into this business then by making the silk knit variety and the Brocade.

As the time passed by, India started to gain popularity in their materials. It dates back to the Indus Valley civilization in which the people built designs that are still preserved in their museum. Apart from this, cotton started to gain popularity in the Middle East and South East Asia as the crop was being cultivated in increased amounts here. Consequently, Cotton trade also started to European side too, where till then, the only source of fabric was silk. So, they overwhelmingly accepted the trading of cotton clothing.

Let's take a look at how the tastes have changed through the ages. We all know that fabric has gone though so many changes. There are hundreds of materials, designs and there are innumerable kinds of fabrics from which we can select what to wear. The most common types of fabric that has been used for past so many years are cotton, velvet, silk and woollen fabric. Off course there are a lot more, but these have been widely used.

Now, there are a high number of cotton varieties while hardly anyone uses it today, and its use is now limited to silk linen bed sheets and lingerie purposes. Cotton, polyester, velvet, wool clothing, lawn and chiffon fabrics are those that are being increasingly used nowadays.

To conclude, it must be said that there is a lot of advancement in the way tastes have changed throughout the ages. Many different types of fabrics, pure and synthetic both have emerged.

There are many people who are moving to the profession of fabric designing and that has given up new ideas, because of which, tastes have changed through all these ages.

by: Sarah K Howarth

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