Ethnic influences on Apparel Design

Inside the fashion industry ethnicity is influenced due to the nature of the different ethnicity throughout the world. I think when the designer are influenced by or ethnicity's, he or she is being very inovative. In order to come up with new ideas one much be anle to tak an idea and run with it.

I was watching a runway show by Diane Von Furstenberg and it looked like some of her influences were inspired by these ethnicity; Mexico, India and Egypt, i notice all the bright colors like orange, pink and yellow. I think the line she did for spring 2009 was great. I also noticed a lot of scarfs and flowing materials.

I also checked at the Parsons Junior Fashion Show on you tube and a lot of the dresses where inspired by the ethnicity of china. The dresses were made like Kimonos,which were worn in the traditional China and are still worn today. I think that all designer should be influenced by other ethnicity's because it gives the designers more ideas. It also attraction more clientele for whatever particular brand. I would like to see more designers to use others ethnicity's for new ideas.

Keshia Jones