| Chinese folk traditional decorative pattern is one part of the broad and varied folk decorative arts of Chinese nation; it is the ideology and culture of Chinese nation, also the indispensable important component of the development and succession of folk arts. It is the inspiration source and development foundation for modern fashion design; furthermore, its aesthetic ideology, principles and methods of creation have greatly enriched the language of modern fashion design. Therefore, recently there is a growing concern on the protection and succession of the folk traditional decorative pattern. As the traditional decorative pattern arts of the traditional culture, it also faces the issue of inheritance and development. In order to make design works full of nationalistic style and era originality, as well as make the traditional decorative pattern become the significant task within the modern fashion design field.The author used various type of information in order to make comparison. In addition, by using a spot folk traditional decorative pattern investigation in Luoyang and Xi'an, start with the investigation of living environment and cultural characteristic, in order to grasp its cultural connotation and basic characteristics. In accordance with the tile carvings, stone carvings, statue, earthenware, and bronze, as well as paper-cuts, shadow figures, facial makeup etc. in folk art activities, to further explore the significant value of traditional pattern, which derived from the local culture, in the field of modern fashion design. Making Design Art, Fashion Science and related fields research findings and methods as a basis, combined with fashion design thought from both China and abroad. Moreover, discuss the common problems existing in modern designs, which are how to comprehend the aesthetic spirit of the traditional decorative pattern, using modern design ideas to succeed traditional culture, exploring the application of folk traditional decorative pattern in modern fashion design thought."Nations promote the whole world",in order to develop the distinctive Chinese national flavor fashion design, it is necessary to make traditional culture as the foundation, besides integrate it with foreign culture, which is the only development path for modern fashion design. Through the integration of art essence of national characteristics and the thoughts of modern fashion design, as well as the integration of classic and fashion, make today's fashion design achieve more ideological connotation. Therefore, the succession and development of folk traditional decorative pattern will influence the creation of modern fashion design, while research on the application of folk traditional decorative pattern in modern clothing design should have certain practicability and originality, as well as significant theoretical and practical guidance implications. |