scholarly journals Creative Careers and Territorial Development: The Role of Networks and Relational Proximity in Fashion Design

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
The Individual

Geater Montreal is the third largest city in North America for the garment industry in terms of labour force, after Los Angeles and New York. The industry has however changed partly into a service industry, centered on fashion design, with a focus on international competitiveness but also the role of fashion in Montreal's economic and territorial development. Our article analyzes careers in the fashion design sector, sheds light on the evolution of creative sectors, and shows how these sectors could be better supported to favor local development, as neighborhoods and space design appear important in these creative sectors. We situate our analysis in the theoretical context of career theories, and analyze key moments in careers and the role of intermediate organizations and government programs in supporting these careers. Our paper makes a contribution to our knowledge of career paths in the fashion industry, but also to the role of relational proximity in supporting these careers, and thus local development. It highlights the importance of personal connections, the milieu in which the individual works and functions, the creativity of the individual, as well as the role of the local support organizations and professional associations, including agencies of the provincial government.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CO-CREATION OF INNOVATIONS FOR INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE MADONIE CASE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Mazaj ◽  
Silvana Di Bono ◽  
Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Open Markets

Rapid social, political, geographic and economic changes in the world, linked to technological revolution of the last century are followed by wide positive and negative changes in people lives and R&I processes (open markets, digitalisation, resource scarcity, poverty, etc.). Looking for solutions for a better future, the EU policy agenda for 2030 promotes actions which foster co-creation of innovations, targets sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals. As such, EU regions are motivated to enhance and capitalise local competences and resources to achieve a social impact and tackle glocal challenges more effectively. Such reinforcement of local development is possible applying interdisciplinarity in R&I processes, through the co-design of innovation by different stakeholders and the empowerment of informal innovation actors. This article presents a methodological framework applied to the co-creation of innovation involving local stakeholders in the Madonie region in Sicily, the results gained and the role of the intermediate body – a Competence Cell responsible for facilitation of such collaboration. This process has been implemented in the frame of the Horizon 2020 FoTRRIS project.

LEADING FIGURES OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY ABOUT THE CULTURAL PARADIGMS OF MODERN SOCIETY

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-143
Author(s):  
Sergei Kozlov
Keyword(s):  
Modern Society ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Cultural Paradigms ◽  
A Value ◽  
Inner World ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Fashion Designers

The article examines the conclusions of a number of leading European figures of the fashion industry of the second half of the XX - early XXI centuries, concerning the role of fashion in the consumer society. The article focuses on the creative vector of renewal and constant self-knowledge as the key elements of a positive change in the world with the help of fashion, as well as on the axiology of the inner world of leading fashion designers. Conclusions are drawn about the prospects of the method of synthesis of traditions and innovations in the work of modern Russian and foreign fashion designers in the context of both self-realization of the individual and fashion as a value-forming axiological factor of culture.

scholarly journals Transforming Administration and Governance by Creating Associations: An Evaluation of China's Experience

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth W. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Professional Associations ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Central State ◽  
The Past ◽  
State Bureaucracy ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Decisive Action ◽  
Bureaucratic Agencies ◽  
The Individual

Over the past two decades the Chiese central state has promoted the creation and development of business and professional associations. The promotion of associations was conceived and has been carried out as a bureaucratic project. The individual agencies of the state bureaucracy have played a central role in the creation of associations within their spheres of jurisdiction. Although many associations have been creatied, the fact that associations exist and are treated as appendages of individual state agencies has hindered the development of these associations. In addition, confusion exists as to the precised role of associations in regulating economic activity. This article argues that if associations are to play a more positive and dynamic role in the economy than they have to date, decisive action on the part of the central state is need to breat the stifling dominance of bureaucratic agencies over association and to clarify the role of associations vis-a-vis regulation. Detailed case studies of two associations are presented to illustrate and suppor the argument.

scholarly journals Local rooting and creativity within the fashion industry in Beirut

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-109
Author(s):  
Tarek Ben Hassen ◽  
Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implications ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current State ◽  
Governmental Intervention ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
International Success

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that make Beirut a fashion hub by studying the characteristics of creativity and the role of the different stakeholders in setting an environment that encourages creativity in Beirut. Design/methodology/approach The methodology of this research is based on a literature review and information collected through semi-structured interviews with the different stakeholders of the sector. Findings The research reveals three results. First, this dynamic fashion design in Beirut is explained by the international success of some Lebanese fashion designers. Second, as there is an absence of any form of governmental intervention, the development of the sector is totally based on private business initiatives. Third, the research demonstrates the importance of the local culture, knowledge exchanges and lifestyle in shaping creativity and designers’ careers in Beirut. Originality/value These findings contribute to the clarification and critical analysis of the current state of fashion design in Beirut, which would have several policy implications.

3D interactive garment parametric pattern-making and linkage editing based on constrained contour lines

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Bao ◽  
Yongwei Miao ◽  
Bingfei Gu ◽  
Kaixuan Liu ◽  
Zhen Liu
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
The Body ◽  
Human Model ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Contour Lines ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Flat Pattern

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose an interactive 2D–3D garment parametric pattern-making and linkage editing scheme that integrates clothing design, simulation and interaction to design 3D garments and 2D patterns. The proposed scheme has the potential to satisfy the individual needs of fashion industry, such as precise fit evaluation of the garment, interactive style editing with ease allowance and constrained contour lines in fashion design.Design/methodology/approachThe authors first construct a parametric pattern-making model for flat pattern design corresponding to the body dimensions. Then, the designing 2D patterns are stitched on a virtual 3D mannequin by performing a virtual try-on. If the customer is unsatisfied after the virtual try-on, the adjustable parameters (appearance parameters and fit parameters) can be adjusted using the 2D–3D linkage editing with hierarchical constrained contour lines, and the fit evaluation tool interactively provides the feedback.FindingsThe authors observed that the usability and efficiency of the existing garment pattern-making method simplifies the garment pattern-making process. The authors utilize an interactive garment parametric flat pattern-making model to generate an individualized garment flat pattern that effectively adjust and realize the local editing of the garment pattern-making. The 2D–3D linkage editing is then employed, which alters the size and shape of garment pattern for a precise human model fit of the 3D garment using hierarchical constrained contour lines. Various instances have validated the effectiveness of the proposed scheme, which can increase the reusability of the existing garment styles and improve the efficiency of fashion design.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, the authors do not consider the garment pattern-making design of sophisticated styles. Second, the authors do not directly consider complex garment shapes such as wrinkles, folds, multi-layer models and fabric physical properties.Originality/valueThe authors propose a pattern adjustment scheme that uses the 3D virtual try-on technology to avoid repetitions of reality-based fit tests and garment sample making in the designing process of clothing products. The proposed scheme provides interactive selections of garment patterns and sizes and renders modification tools for 3D garment designing and 2D garment pattern-making. The authors present the 2D–3D interactive linkage editing scheme for a custom-fit garment pattern based on the hierarchical constraint contour lines. The spatial relationship among the human body, pattern pieces and 3D garment model is adequately expressed, and the final design result of the garment pattern is obtained by constraint solving. Meanwhile, the tightness tension of different parts of the 3D garment is analyzed, and the fit and comfort of the garment are quantitatively evaluated.

They Were All Filled with the Holy Ghost!

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marne L. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Holy Ghost ◽  
Cultural Event ◽  
Specific Activities ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Azusa Street

Chapter 5, “They Were All Filled With the Holy Ghost!,” emphasizes the role of African American religious institutions, focusing primarily on the early years of the Azusa Street Revival, 1906 – 1908, a multiracial cultural event which marked the beginning of modern Pentecostalism. It investigates the individual histories of the movement’s founder, William J. Seymour, and his teacher, Charles Fox Parham, the movement’s multiracial constituency, and specific activities of laypeople within the movement. This chapter contextualizes the Pentecostalism in Los Angeles as illustrative of the city’s multicultural and multiracial characteristics.

scholarly journals FASHION TRENDS IN MOLDOVA – THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE CREATIVITY OF YOUNG DESIGNERS

2018 ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
A. Symak ◽  
Y. Babina
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Fashion Design ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

The objective of this study is to review and systematize the artistic and stylistic features of the collections of students of the «Fashion Design» specialty of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design of Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University in the context of expanding the ethno cultural space and preserving the folk traditional culture of Moldova. The methods of comparative analysis, systematic approach, the critical analysis of publications on selected topics, analytical processing and systematization of the collected information base of the study with photo-illustrative material are used in the paper. The collections of young Moldavian designers, the graduates of Ion Creangă State Pedagogical  University in Chisinau, have been analyzed; conceptual trends in the modern art of design and fashion in the country, which are based on the individual creative interpretation by young designers of artistic images, have been researched. The significance of the incorporation of folk motives and elements of the culture of Moldova in the work of designers is highlighted. Thus, there is an active interrelation between the traditionalism and modernity, authenticity and global trends; every day, historical, stage/festive and popular Moldavian costume in modern trends in the clothing design of the Republic of Moldova. It was determined that, in addition to the ethno-collections, collections in vintage and dandy styles are also relevant, as well as the embodiment of story-lines and characters from fairy tales, myths, and legends of Moldova when creating collections. It is shown that the Moldavian fashion industry, as the art of fashion design, is at the sufficiently high level and is actively developing, giving preference to the revival of the cultural heritage of the country. The current trends in the development of the fashion market in the Republic of Moldova are determined on the basis of the analysis of creative clothing collections by young designers, graduates of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design of «Ion Creangă» State  Pedagogical University. The research results contribute to creating a more holistic picture of the priorities in modern clothes design in Moldova. In practice these studies can be used in the process of teaching the disciplines of the artistic and aesthetic cycle, mainly in modeling/designing costumes, as well as enriching the professional experience of young designers.

scholarly journals Enjoy FFD

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique M. Blanco-Lorenzo ◽  
Zaida Garcia-Requejo
Keyword(s):  
Fashion Design ◽  
First Year ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Group Activities ◽  
Virtual Spaces ◽  
Historical Film ◽  
The Subject

From the subject Fundamentals of Fashion Design (FFD), first year first term of the Degree in Fashion Industry Management of the UDC we aspire the enjoyment of the student is an effective tool to achieve the established competencies. With a profile that approaches to studies from a business vision, the subjects working under the design world need an impulse to catch their attention and interest, handling in the importance of the coherence between thought and design deepening the importance of coherence between thoughts and design. In the first three editions of the degree the role game has been used as a strategy to promote their commitment, so entitled Ferrol Fashion Show, Premier and Gala, group activities have been proposed to guaranteed it. They consisted of assuming the role of a fashion company that deals with the launch of a collection or a historical film, or the design of a virtual gala. They developed works hybridizing individual activities, for the construction of a personal booklet, and group commissions to achieve a final presentation, as a large collective event extended by all the physical or virtual spaces, which became the main objective and milestone of the course. The process has been tested useful and effective, in order to achieve the planned objectives.

scholarly journals Understanding the Los Angeles County Coronavirus Epidemic: The Critical Role of Intrahousehold Transmission

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
The Individual ◽  
County Public Health

AbstractWe tracked the course of the COVID-19 epidemic among the approximately 300 communities comprising Los Angeles County. The epidemic, we found, had three distinct phases. During Phase I, from early March through about April 4, initial seeding of infection in relatively affluent areas was followed by radial geographic extension to adjoining communities. During Phase II, lasting until about July 11, COVID-19 cases continued to rise at a slower rate, and became increasingly concentrated in four geographic foci of infection across the county. Those communities with larger reductions in social mobility during April - as measured by the proportion of smartphones staying at home and number of smartphones visiting a gym - reported fewer COVID-19 cases in May. During Phase III, COVID-19 incidence only gradually declined, remaining as high as the incidence seen at the end of Phase I. Across communities, the prevalence of households at high risk for intergenerational transmission was strongly correlated with the persistence of continued COVID-19 propagation. This association was even stronger in those communities with a higher rate of gym attendance in Phase II. The map of the prevalence of at-risk households in Los Angeles County coincided strikingly with the map of cumulative COVID-19 incidence. These findings, taken together, support the critical role of household structure in the persistent propagation of COVID-19 infections in Los Angeles County. Public health policy needs to be reoriented from a focus on protecting the individual to a focus on protecting the household.

scholarly journals The institutional thickness of an inner periphery in the cross-border region between Central Bohemia and Eastern Bohemia

Geografie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-446
Author(s):  
Marek Komárek ◽  
Pavel Chromý
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Local Interactions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Informal Relations ◽  
Soft Factors

The paper aims to analyze the “soft” factors of local development and to understand the nature of the socio-economic differences between municipalities in an inner periphery in Bohemia. The partial goals are to explain which internal conditions are conductive to the formation of these ties of cooperation, to reveal which power structures are involved in the ties of cooperation, and to assess the direction of these interactions. The conclusions are formulated and discussed in relation to the concept of institutional thickness. Our research confirmed the key differentiating role of mayors in local interactions and the importance of administrative boundaries – especially boundaries of self-government regions. These boundaries had the effect of constraining the formation of formal and informal relations between actors in territorial development. The research also provides evidence of the continued existence of links between municipalities that were formed during the communist period. The data come from the author’s field survey among the mayors.

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