Self-protection ─ Defense through transformation and imitation in clothing

• Main Authors: Cheng-Wen Chung, 鍾政文
• Other Authors: Yi-Ching Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96449784974886725204

碩士 === 實踐大學 === 時尚與媒體設計研究所 === 96 === Abstract Self-protection is the conception behaviorism diversed from emotion and desire Conception behaviorism. Besides the definition of defense, the other definition of self-protection is delivering messages. Clothing is the second skin for human beings, making up natural flaws and improving the ability of self-defense. Meanwhile, people deliver messages via clothes they wear. Researchers apply the internal attitudes and external appearances of animals on the process of designing which includes the paradigm shift. By using this aspect, designers construct spaces for creating and designing. The expect to express abstract conceptions through concrete materials. This research is divided into three parts which is discussed and creation. I. literature reviews In the discussion, animals' ability of self-defense is the first focus. Furthermore, based on theory of psychology, human's motivation and requirement of clothing is discussed. This study focuses on three levels of using clothes as self-defense/protection which is developed in terms of psychology and the assumption of self-defense combined with animal instinct and human mentality. II. Conceptions and experiments The main theory and experiment (of design) are inspired by the discussion on the meaning of skin toward human's self-defense. Characteristics of surface construction－including cover, stretch and texture, is designed base on the elements of surface construction of skin. This conception weaves the forms of skin by combining simple materials, it also conveys the tension of self-defense by covering human body. Characteristics of dissected construction－including layer, space and three dimension. Builds the techniques and influences of sewing pattern toward human's figure by using the traits of materials, it also constructs designers' conception of self-defense in the space, and researchers imitate the construction of skin through their interpretation. They seek the possibility of additional space on skin in the way of three dimensions. III. Imitative design The main aspect of imitative design is base on observing the construction, situation and behavior of animals. It combines principles of designing plank creation and construction of clothes and create a novel garments forms, spaces and atmosphere through the process from original to deductive thinking. Meanwhile, it transports the idea of self-defense.