THE

EVOLUTION
OF SKIRT
 SKIRT
• is a garment worn by women
covering from the waist
down to other parts of the
body.
 SKIRT
- One of the oldest styles of
garment known to mankind
which comprised of a rectangular
piece of material, animal skin or
leaves woven together, wrapped
around the waist.
Dating back to
3900BC, skirts
were worn by
men and women
with no form of
discrimination.
The first skirt is a
straw-woven
discovered in
Armenia at the
Arena-1 cave
complex.
* Estimated to be about
5,900 years old
19th century to the 21st
century

• started as narrow
styles to the hoop
skirt or crinoline-
supported styles
 MODERN ERA
Short Skirt Wrap around Pleated
 THE ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
- are artistic guidelines for using the various design
elements within a garment.

- the building blocks used to create a work of art in

designing a garment.
 PRINCIPLES of
DESIGN
are artistic guidelines for using the
various design elements within a
garment.
 Principles of
Design
Good outfit should have
proportion, balance, harmony,
emphasis and rhythm to express art
principles
 1. Proportion
• In design involves the relationship of
one part to another. Uneven space
relationships are more interesting
than even ones.
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In choosing accessories, proportion
should always be considered. For
example, a woman with large facial
features would not choose a small bag
or a small hat which will make her
feature even larger, or vice- versa.
 2. Balance
• Is how the internal spaces of a shape work
together.
• The garment must be just as interesting
on one side as it is on the other.
 THREE Kinds of Balance
A. Formal or Symmetrical
Balance

•Is achieved when two sides of

a design are SAME on either
side of its vertical center.
Balance in the use of color is
essential for a pleasing effect.
Formal or
Symmetrical
Balance
B. Informal balance or
Asymmetrical Balance
• is achieved by using space, color, and
the varying importance of objects to
produce a feeling of rest.
• creates a feeling of equal weight on
both sides, even though the sides do
not look the same.
 Informal balance or
Asymmetrical Balance
C. Radial Balance is
when major parts of the
garment design radiate
from the central part of
the garment, creating a
sunburst.
Radial Balance
 3. Emphasis
• To create center of interest.
• means that one part of a design
must be more important than the
other parts. The eye should go first
to this part.
Emphasis
 4. Rhythm
• is the movement of the eye from one
part of the design to other parts.
Repetition of a line or shape is one of
the most common ways of attaining
rhythm.
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 5. Harmony

• is created when things look

right together.
HARMONY