dress

• Dress is general word for clothing or wearing apparel. It includes all covering for the human body such as gown, uniform, coat, hat, pair of shoes, and other articles of dress.
• A Garment is an article of clothing
• Costume is a broader term including not only clothing, but also accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, and hairstyle. This also pertains to the apparel worn by actors and actresses on stage and on special occasions
• Easy to wear clothes should be used by teenagers
• middle-aged people may wear high-fashion sophisticated dresses
• when applied to clothing designs, lines affect the wearer's appearance.
• horizontal lines will make the wearer appear big and stout
• vertical lines will project a taller and more slender wearer
• curved lines in clothes show body shape or contour
• v-shaped lines are slendering unless these are too broad or flattened out in which case they may broaden the figure
• dark complexioned individuals have a problem in choosing the color of their clothes
• fair complexioned individuals may wear any color
• red, a warm color, makes the wearer appear neater
• a small girl will look bigger wearing a red-colored dress
• dark colors like dark blue, dark red, and others should be avoided by big and fat individuals so their size will not be emphasized
• avoid wearing white, blue, gray, or black when depressed and lonely, wear warm colored clothes such as active red, lovely pink, or cheerful yellow
• nonstimulationg colors like the neutral beiges, quiet blues, and greens may be worn when feeling anxious and tense.
• A feeling of calmness is given by a blue room.
• blue has been shown to decrease blood pressure.
• avoid wearing red which is too stimulating if you tend to be angry and irritable. stick to subtle colors such as white, blue and gray.
• balance may be formal or informal
• formal balance is even and symmetrical
• informal balance is uneven and asymmetrical
• emphasis is an interesting feature that will attract attention
• proportion applies to the entire figure
• Repetition of Lines - such as in pleats, rows of biastapes, rows of stitches, and others.
• Repetition of Colors - such as in the use of one color of necktie, suits, and pants
• Opposites - checkered materials are good example of opposites when vertical and horizontal lines meet across
• Gradation - gradual decrease in size or shape of pints or accents.
• Radiation - flowing from center of interest
• The dress should have a total balance and harmonious effect from detail or accent. Unit or harmony means all the art principles mentioned have been observed.