Folklore - a source of inspiration designers

Folklore - a source of inspiration designers
 Folklore inspired not only the great composers, artists and architects of the twentieth century's most famous fashion designer turned to the folk tradition. Exquisite embroidery, bright colors, pagan symbols - all this has become a fashionable trend, which is still relevant today.

Appeal to the fashion folk traditions of different nations do not go out of fashion for a decade. At the beginning of the last century in the modern era "Russian style" became the hallmark of Russian artists in Paris. During the heyday of the hippie subculture marked by an appeal to the culture, and at the same time to the costume, music, arts and crafts of the Indians. Today, when globalization is erasing boundaries and national culture, many have a desire to maintain the spirit of the local peoples.

Dances, lyrical song, crying fado, passionate tango, Pre-Raphaelite paintings, Goya, Vrubel, Vasnetsov, Kustodiev, pictures Bilibin, ethnographic museum exhibits - all of which can become an artist impetus to create a collection of clothes in the national spirit.

What decorative elements help to recreate the spirit of the people?

1. Croy: national costume for most typical free style that unites him with the bohemian style of dress. Allows you to combine multiple layers of texture and materials to create color palettes specific to a particular culture. The body is at the same time as it is hidden, it is shrouded in mystery and protected by a bright pattern.

2. Materials: as a rule, for clothes in the folk style designers choose natural fabrics (linen, cotton, wool, silk), fur. They do not irritate the skin, eco-friendly, light-fast, but unfortunately, quickly crushed and even deformed. Fur - a sign of luxury, initially showed high income owner.

Figure 3: Figure for farmers carrying magical function. Zoomorphic and floral motifs were necessary to scare away evil spirits. Solar symbols and signs of land "brought" harvest and fortune. Bright, such as red or blue, the colors were the basis of the national color. Interpretation designers folk palette expands her, they undoubtedly use all possible colors, taking as a basis the most characteristic of this culture (red - "beautiful" - to Russian costume, for example).

4. Decoration: embroidery, painting, sewn tape, coins, hand-made lace - all these are widely used today in fashion. Crafts, piece-work valued very highly at any time, but today, when the dominance of Chinese goods stamped leaves no choice, woman wants something unique created by the fire, his hands enthusiastically. These elements, decorating outfit can even make the simplest kind of folk dress sundress.

Of course, the clothes in the folk style is not always appropriate. It involves free style, breadth of interpretations, but, at the same time, the subtle sense of proportion, as the abundance and brightness at risk of becoming kitsch and bad taste.

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