Research On Taoist Aesthetic Style In Modern Clothing Design

In field of modern clothing design,on the one hand,tendency of presentative design is increasingly prominent,which is a problem that researchers and designers should pay attention to that and think about.On the other hand,concept of orientalism design has become a hot issue in study of aesthetics and design during recent years.Taoist aesthetics is derived from philosophy of the Laozi and the Zhuangzi,and it’s main features are the emphasis on metaphysical thinking,nature and denotation,which not only established the basic tone of Chinese artistic spirit and classical aesthetic character,but also had an important significance to modern clothing design.Based on the work of Lao-Zhuang’s classic texts,this paper summarized Taoist aesthetics style and clothing aesthetics style,and summarized application of Taoist aesthetic style in modern clothing design,specific cases,and the reason why this style can be popular,so as to provide theoretical reference for the above problems.This paper consists of seven parts.The first chapter is the introduction,which mainly analyzed research status and development trends of this research,based on the theoretical and practical aspects,and analyzed research significance of this paper.The database literature was sorted out and analyzed,in terms of classification,academic works and academic papers about aesthetics,design aesthetics and fashion design were described,then,current situation was reviewed,and shortcomings in the present study were summarized.Based on that,research objective,content and method of this paper are established,the technical route is completed,and the scope of study and related concept are defined.The second chapter on the basis of the text of Laozi and Zhuangzi,combined with the text of ancient and modern classical annotation edition,and analyzed of Taoist aesthetic thoughts in "wu","subtle" and "nature" as characteristics of beauty,and analysis of the Taoist advocated clothing design aesthetic,such as "dressed in coarse brown clothes,holding jade","loose clothing form"," beauty of lively spirit and charm ".In terms of simplified design gimmick,sustainable design concept and creation of artistic conception three aspects,this chapter summarized Taoist aesthetics implications for modern clothing design.In the third chapter,this part mainly analyzed the Taoist aesthetic style in modern clothing design,with clothing profile,color,fabric,and pattern four elements as the basis,in terms of design cases at home and abroad,from the "unification of form and spirit " profile design,"simple and elegant" color design,"natural" fabric design," promotion between the reality and the virtuality " pattern design from four aspects respectively.Thesis in the fourth chapter,according to cases at home and abroad and apparel products,analysis designer’s application of the Taoist aesthetic elements and the Taoist aesthetic style construction under different cultural background.Selecting domestic clothing brand,such as Useless,Heaven Gaia,and selecting foreign clothing brand,such as Issey Miyake,Yohji Yamamoto,corresponding with Taoist aesthetics concept,such as "natural "," creating artistic conception with images ","great form is beyond shape ","beauty of colorless",summarized further modern clothing design in the form of Taoist aesthetic style and application characteristics.The fifth chapter analyzed deeply the reasons for popularity of Taoist aesthetic style in modern clothing design,based on perspectives of social development,cultural factors and aesthetic of the public,which related specifically to the prevalence of consumerism,cultural revival boom and aesthetic changes of modern clothing.The sixth chapter of this paper,according to modern design theory and Taoist aesthetic concept,completed corresponding fashion design practice,including design inspiration of this design collection,the sketch,the garment flat and pattern of design practice,production process description and clothing effect display.The seventh chapter is summary of the whole paper.The research concluded that involvement of Taoist aesthetics in modern clothing design has important significance to designers’ design creation and design style,the expression form and application principle of design works under background of cultural confidence and pluralistic aesthetics,which is conducive to enrich design semantics,and to improve cultural texture of design and cultural confidence.