Fashion design is the
applied art dedicated to the
design of
clothing and lifestyle
accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time.Fashion design differs from
costume design due to its core product having a built in obsolescence usually of one to two seasons. A season is defined as either
autumn/
winter or
spring/
summer. Fashion design is generally considered to have started in the 19th century with
Charles Frederick Worth who was the first person to sew their
label into the garments that they created. While all articles of clothing from any time period are studied by academics as costume design, only clothing created after 1858 could be considered as fashion design.
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