Fashion Thinking: Creative Approaches to the Design Process, 2nd Edition
Fiona Dieffenbacher
Contents
FOREWORD by Shelley Fox 7
1 – Practice: Hope for the Future by Janelle Abbott 17
PHASE I: Idea Generation 18
PHASE II: Research Exploration 24
PHASE III: Design Translation 30
Perspectives: Fashion + Sustainability, Timo Rissanen 36
An Introduction to Process 8
Challenging the Status Quo 9
Establishing Systems 10
The Design Cycle 11
Linear versus Random 12
Idea Generation 13
Research Exploration 14
Design Translation 15
2 – Practice: Virtual Appropriation by Melitta Baumeister 41
PHASE I: Idea Generation 42
PHASE II: Research Exploration 46
PHASE III: Design Translation 50
Perspectives: Fashion + Architecture, Siki Im 54
3 – Practice: My Wonderland by Leaf Xia 59
PHASE I: Idea Generation 60
PHASE II: Research Exploration 64
PHASE III: Design Translation 66
Perspectives: The Collective | Intersection of Fashion + Art,
Gabi Asfour and Ady Gil of threeASFOUR 72
4 – Practice: Knitting and Pleating by Jie Li 79
PHASE I: Idea Generation 80
PHASE II: Research Exploration 84
PHASE III: Design Translation 88
Perspectives: Genderless Design + Sociopolitical Awareness,
PRIVATE POLICY (Haoran Li and Siying Qu) 92
5 – Practice: ve° by Camila Chiriboga 99
PHASE I: Idea Generation 100
PHASE II: Research Exploration 104
PHASE III: Design Translation 110
Perspectives: Universal Design | Open Style Lab, Grace Jun 114
7 – Practice: Umbrella Ghosts by Tiffany Huang and Kailu Guan 139
PHASE I: Idea Generation 140
PHASE II: Research Exploration 144
PHASE III: Design Translation 148
Perspectives: Education + Professional Development, Sara Kozlowski 154
6 – Practice: Trompe l’Oeil by Sara Bro-Jørgensen 119
PHASE I: Idea Generation 120
PHASE II: Research Exploration 124
PHASE III: Design Translation 128
Perspectives: Zero-Waste Design Ethos, Yeohlee Teng 134
8 – Practice: Tensegrity by Aura Taylor 161
PHASE I: Idea Generation 162
PHASE II: Research Exploration 168
PHASE III: Design Translation 172
Perspectives: Fashion Journalism | Body Positivity + Philanthropy,
Mickey Boardman 176
9 – Practice: Techno-Naturology by Elaine Ng Yan Ling 181
PHASE I: Idea Generation 182
PHASE II: Research Exploration 188
PHASE III: Design Translation 192
Perspectives: Textiles | Graduate Studies, Preethi Gopinath 196
10 – Practice: Excessivism by Ji Won Choi 201
PHASE I: Idea Generation 202
PHASE II: Research Exploration 206
PHASE III: Design Translation 210
Perspectives: Fashion Studies | Design + Labour, Christina Moon 214
Further Resources 218
Glossary 221
Acknowledgements 224
Credits 225
Index 226