(Employing folklore decorations and materials to inspire Egyptian women's occasion clothes)

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Home Economics, Helwan University

Abstract

Abstract:
The research aims to inspire the clothes of the Egyptian women's occasions with aesthetic values inspired by the Egyptian folklore and the richness of fashion with those clothes that carry the spirit of heritage in a modern way, taking into account the trends of fashion lines to keep pace with the era of modernity and technological progress and at the same time we preserve the ancient Egyptian folk heritage of extinction in light of the rapid global developments. The research followed the descriptive approach with the application to answer the questions of the research and hypothesis has been possible to employ the decorations and materials of the Egyptian folklore in the production and design of (9) designs implemented for women's occasions clothing using in its implementation the material of Alaga, tally fabrics, shalka fabric decorations, and some designs inspired by folk costumes from some governorates of Egypt such as Nubia, Siwa Oasis and Alexandria, by applying techniques for folklore in different styles such as printing, automatic and manual embroidery with beads, sequins, and addition to applicators. The research sample of specialists is (10) a sample of consumables and their number (80) The most important results of the research is The high level of what was obtained by the overall research designs in general, which reflects the good responses of the sample of specialists and women consumers towards the designs,

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