At the beginning of 2010, the animation movie "Coraline" adapted from American writer Neil Gaiman's novel caused a great sensation when it was released in China. Although the clumsy translation gave it an inappropriate name that resembled Hong Kong's ghost movies, it did not affect the audience's fair evaluation of it as "chilling yet full of wisdom." The core prop in this animated film suitable for all ages is the button. The eerie Gothic style brought by the button-made black eyes won much praise from the audience.
With the rapid development of the textile and clothing industry and consumers' continuous pursuit of individuality and fashion, including buttons, textile clothing accessories have been given additional decorative and embellishing functions. The proper use of textile clothing accessories by designers can absolutely play a finishing touch and achieve twice the result with half the effort.
In the autumn of 2011, Miss Zhou, a college student in Chengdu, bought a long white knee-length windcoat at the mall. White represents purity, and this color tone is most fitting for college students who are in the "blank slate" state in both work and life. Therefore, Miss Zhou felt very comfortable and confident wearing this windcoat whether she was going to the classroom or the cafeteria.
However, one day she had a quarrel with a girl in the same dormitory over trivial matters. It's normal for young people to have some friction and disputes. But a sentence from the other party made her change her view on her favorite windcoat. During the argument, Miss Zhou's classmate unintentionally said, "What's there to be proud of, just because you wear a white coat and pretend to be a nurse..." The speaker meant no harm, but the listener took it to heart. Later, Miss Zhou felt increasingly uncomfortable with this white windcoat.
What should she do? Although the price of this windcoat wasn't very expensive, for a "poor student," it was still quite valuable. She felt reluctant to discard it without wearing it. After much thought, she decided to "remodel" this pure white windcoat herself. On the weekend, Miss Zhou went to a nearby small commodity wholesale market and selected several large metal buttons with a royal style. After returning home, she sewed these buttons neatly into two rows on the white windcoat. Instantly, a royal-style double-breasted coat appeared before her eyes. When she wore it, compared to the previous pure white windcoat, Miss Zhou felt an increase in nobility, showcasing a high-end style, and looking much more stylish.
In fact, Miss Zhou's unintentional act of "remodeling" her clothing with buttons coincides with the concept of some brand-name clothing using buttons to lead fashion trends. In the fashion world, as long as they are properly matched, small buttons as clothing accessories often play a finishing touch role. Well-known domestic clothing brands pay great attention to this small detail of buttons. Generally, buttons must not only match the design style of the clothing but also be exquisite and distinctive, even unique, so that their clothing products can instantly become dazzling.
On November 9, 2011, the eleventh Guangzhou International Textile Fabrics Accessories and Yarn Exhibition opened. Observant people would notice that the functionality of accessory products has undergone significant changes under current market conditions.
Looking back, zippers, buttons, linings, and other accessories in clothing were used in clothing products mainly for their functional and practical uses. For example, zippers served as connecting pieces in textile clothing products; linings were only used in the inner layer of clothing products to reinforce and stiffen them. However, after many years of development since the reform and opening up, China's clothing accessory industry has reached a considerable scale, with increasing professionalization levels and more diverse product types. With the changing consumer demands, textile clothing accessories are shifting from "practical functions" to "fashion decoration functions." Accessory design has begun to integrate into the overall clothing design, becoming a key element of fashion and trend.
Nowadays, whether at high-end fashion show venues or crowded malls and specialty stores, it's hard not to find clothing products decorated with accessories that shine particularly brightly. Colored zippers, diamond-encrusted zippers, glittering zippers have long been commonplace in the clothing industry. In fact, the decorative and artistic nature of zippers today even surpasses their practicality, becoming a new direction for the development of zipper products in the clothing and apparel industry. Additionally, according to relevant survey data, only 30% of buttons on clothing serve a connecting function, while the remaining 70% take on a decorative role. A regular piece of clothing often stands out due to the clever placement of a few buttons.
Even those originally most practical accessories, such as interlining, now carry some decorative functions. In some well-known brand clothing, the most prominent technique is the use of brightly colored linings at the collar and front placket. For instance, a woman's autumn-winter top pairs pink with relatively dull gray tones, immediately creating a striking decorative and embellishing effect. This makes mall-goers feel refreshed and stimulates their desire to buy.
Additionally, among the categories of accessories, products like metal buckles, cords, and lace themselves bear quite important decorative functions, adding elements previously unavailable to clothing design. Looking at the development trend of China's clothing industry, it can be confidently said that in the future, regardless of what type of clothing accessory, its decorative and embellishing role on clothing products will further strengthen. Although it may not yet "steal the show," textile clothing accessories will undoubtedly play a significant role in the process of clothing products pursuing fashionability and personalization.
Excessive toxic substances, worth paying attention to
With the continuous development of human science and technology, various advanced production processes and technologies have been applied to the textile and clothing industries. However, technology is a double-edged sword. Over the past century, the rapid development of science and technology has promoted economic growth and improved people's living standards, but at the same time, humanity has paid a heavy price. Environmental issues such as excessive heavy metals and residual toxic chemicals have occurred repeatedly, which cannot help but make us deeply concerned.
In May 2011, a children's clothing company in Dongguan, Guangdong received an order from the United States for baby pure cotton knitted sweaters. The American side had very high requirements for the fabric, color, and craftsmanship of the product, but did not specify any particular requirements for the accessories of these sweaters, only asking that they comply with the relevant laws and regulations of their country. Coinciding with the decline in the number of export orders in China's textile and clothing industry, this children's clothing factory naturally rejoiced upon receiving this business and quickly began organizing production.
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