The Application And Research Of Postmodernism In Contemporary Fashion Design

Postmodernism, one school of design conceptions, refers to the train of thought in design that was raised in 1960's, developed in 1970's and ripe in 1980's, during the process of Anti-modernism. Profoundly influenced under the design perception of Postmodernism, The styles and themes vary and emerge in an endless stream, on which studies and researches are significative.The methodology of this research is studying the aimed works by collecting and gathering a mass of abundant documents, cases, materials and surveys. This essay will firstly explain how the Postmodernism design conceptions effect on contemporary fashion design, and will talk about the feature and form of the expression of those conceptions. After that, a sense of aesthetic appreciation of contemporary fashion design will be released in order to provide designers certain integrated information which may help acknowledge and understand the application of the Postmodernism in contemporary fashion design. Comparison with these affairs overseas may help with finding a new path towards establishing modern aesthetic appreciation and acceptation for Chinese contemporary fashion design. The viewpoint that much conception of Postmodernism is still been assimilated in China where the modern rag trade developed comparatively later than in west world will be raised after analyzed the advantage and disadvantage of applying Postmodernism ideas into China fashion design. In conclude, Chinese fashion designers are required to throw off trash and absorb marrow of the design conception of Postmodernism and pay a cautious manner to it.