Designing a garment
Fashion designers work in different ways. Some sketch their ideas on paper, while others drape fabric on a dress form. When a designer is completely satisfied with the pattern, he or she will consult a professional pattern maker who then makes the finished, working version of the pattern via a computerized system. The pattern maker's job is very precise and painstaking. The fit of the finished garment depends on their accuracy. Finally, a sample garment is made up and tested on a model to make sure it is an operational outfit. Myriam Chalek, owner and founder of Creative Business House explains that most of the time fashion designers only have a fashion concept: The technicality and construction is not thought through during the visual conception and sketching process. Hence the fashion designer needs to meet with a pattern maker and sample maker to figure out if the sketch on paper can be brought to life according its vision. Often, fashion designers ignore that designing a garment means conception and production.
in different ways – разными способами
to sketch one`s ideas on paper – набрасывать идеи на бумагу
to drape – драпировать
fabric – ткань, материал
to be satisfied with smth – быть довольным (чем-л.)
pattern maker – модельщик
computerized system – автоматизированная система
precise – точный
painstaking – старательный, кропотливый
to depend – зависеть
accuracy – точность, правильность
sample – образец
finally – наконец
to make up – придумывать, составлять
to test (on) – тестировать (на), проверять
to make sure – убедиться
operational – практический
outfit – внешний вид (об одежде)
owner – владелец
founder – основатель
to explain – объяснять
technicality – техническая сторона дела
construction – конструкция
to think through (thought) – продумать
conception – концепция; осмысление
hence – поэтому, следовательно
to need – нуждаться
to meet (with) – встретится (с)
to figure out – подумать, обдумать
to bring to life (brought) – воплотить
according (to) – согласно
vision – взгляд, мнение
to ignore – игнорировать
to mean (meant) – означать
History
1Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who was the first designer to have his label sewn into the garments that he created. Before the former draper set up his maison couture (fashion house) in Paris, clothing design and creation was handled by largely anonymous seamstresses, and high fashion descended from that worn at royal courts. Worth's success was such that he was able to dictate to his customers what they should wear, instead of following their lead as earlier dressmakers had done. The term couturier was in fact first created in order to describe him. While all articles of clothing from any time period are studied by academics as costume design, only clothing created after 1858 could be considered as fashion design.
It was during this period that many design houses began to hire artists to sketch or paint designs for garments. The images were shown to clients, which was much cheaper than producing an actual sample garment in the workroom. If the client liked their design, they ordered it and the resulting garment made money for the house. Thus, the tradition of designers sketching out garment designs instead of presenting completed garments on models to customers began as an economy.
century – век
to sew (sewed, sewn/sewed) – шить
to sew in – вшивать
to sew into – вшивать
former – выше упомянутый
draper – торговец тканями
to set up – учреждать
maison couture (fashion house) – дом мод, ателье
largely – в значительной степени
seamstress – швея
needlewoman (needlewomen) – швея
to descend – опуститься, снизойти
royal court – королевский двор
success – успех
customer – заказчик, клиент
to dictate – диктовать
lead – инициатива
dressmaker – портной
term – термин
couturier – кутюрье
in order to – для того чтобы
to describe – описывать
article of clothing – предмет одежды
costume design – дизайн костюмов
during – в течение; во время
to hire – нанимать
to paint – рисовать
image –имидж, образ
to show (showed, shown) – показывать
cheap – дешёвый
much cheaper than –намного дешевле чем
to produce – производить
workroom – мастерская
to order – заказывать
resulting – получающийся
to make money – зарабатывать деньги
to sketch out – зарисовывать
to present completed garments –показывать готовые предметы одежды
Comments
Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th. – Дизайн одежды (как отрасль) предположительно начался в 19 веке.
Tasks
Read and translate all four parts of this text.
Look through the vocabulary.
Learn the vocabulary.
Answer the questions below:
What is the fashion design?
What is fashion design influenced by?
Which desires of customers do designers attempt to satisfy?
What kind of clothing do fashion designers attempt to design?
What do designers have to consider?
What do designers have to work with?
What is most clothing designed today for?
Which ways can designers work?
Whom or what do freelance designers work for?
Whom do freelance designers sell their clothing to?
What is a label?
Who are self-employed designers?
Which garments do these designers create?
There also is another kind of fashion designers? Which one? What kind of clothing do they create?
Which ways do designers work?
What do some designers sketch their ideas on?
What does a designer do when he is completely satisfied with his pattern?
How to describe the pattern maker`s job?
What do they (pattern makers) do with the sample garment?
Why do the fashion designers need to meet with a pattern maker?
Who is considered to have started the fashion design?
What did he sew into the garments he had created?
Who are seamstresses (needlewomen)?
And dressmakers?
How is design called that existed before the year 1858?
How is design called that existed after the year 1858?
Whom were the images shown to?
What did the customers do if they liked these images?