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The Language of Fashion Design
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The Language of Fashion Design

by Laura Volpintesta
February 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
240 pages
7h 2m
English
Rockport Publishers
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While a theme takes on a more abstract connota-
tion that embodies a group, motif speaks of a con-
crete visual item or symbol that appears in a gar-
ment or within a group of looks, often repeating
itself exactly or in a variation.
motif
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the language of fashion design
A floral motif, for example, may be beaded
onto fabric; heat transferred; hand painted;
embroidered; constructed from fabric and
attached to the garment; integrated into the
seam line formations in the garment; printed
or woven repeatedly into the fabric; appear
on a button, ...
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ISBN: 9781592538218