An Outlook of the Fashion Industry Through Fashion History

Abstract

AbstractIn this presentation, survival theories and visuals of the Kaunake garments which have historic roots in Sumerian Civilization around 2500 BC to present in the eye of fashionable textile have been presented.For most people; FASHION is the most important word and part of our life, the way of our living in a fast changing world. Fashion changes very fast and affects people's life accordingly.We could see the cycle of fashion history from past to present eventually. Today we can call them in categories such as “70's fashion”, “60's”, “50's look”, ext.…What are the affections? How we refer it as a specific style era? How it changes our visual culture? But there is especially one and very special garment that always takes place in every era of fashion history, because its interest to human being whereas meaning is not the same anymore. It used to be the most basic human needs in ancient times still survives and today visually repeats itself in many different styles and made of in different textile materials and furs. Most of the fashion designers used as an inspiration, Kaunakes still encountered in different forms today, even thoughthe fashion concepthas changedthrough the fashion history.