Fashion Design Classification through the view of Techno Textiles


“ The inherent characteristics of the new textiles underpin the functional and aesthetic qualities of their many and various applications from the world of fashion to architecture”

Fibers and Fabrics

• Micro-fibers at a molecular level

Electronic Textiles

• Computer designed textiles

Engineered Textiles

• Lightweight materials

Part textile and part non-textile (glass, metal, carbon, ceramic)

• Composites

• Non-woven's

• geosynthetics

Finishes

• How a material can be transformed at the final stage

• Thermoplastic

• Silicone coatings

• Holographic laminates

• Chemical altering

Once the materials, and processes, are known different application uses are considered.